diff --git a/pyftpdlib/handlers.py b/pyftpdlib/handlers.py
index 8cf116ab..4d66ed22 100644
--- a/pyftpdlib/handlers.py
+++ b/pyftpdlib/handlers.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 from .log import logger
 
 
-if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 12):
+if PY3:
     from . import _asynchat as asynchat
 else:
     import asynchat
diff --git a/pyftpdlib/ioloop.py b/pyftpdlib/ioloop.py
index 95e2f70b..b6fdba39 100644
--- a/pyftpdlib/ioloop.py
+++ b/pyftpdlib/ioloop.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def handle_accepted(self, sock, addr):
 import time
 import traceback
 
+from ._compat import PY3
+
 
 try:
     import threading
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ def handle_accepted(self, sock, addr):
 from .log import logger
 
 
-if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 12):
+if PY3:
     from . import _asynchat as asynchat
     from . import _asyncore as asyncore
 else: