diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index cb4fc3336..a8a34d59b 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ try:
     # the "open" function to identify files, but you cannot load
     # them.  Note that other modules should not refer to _imaging
     # directly; import Image and use the Image.core variable instead.
-    from . import _imaging as core
+    from PIL import _imaging as core
 except ImportError as v:
     core = _imaging_not_installed()
     if str(v)[:20] == "Module use of python" and warnings:
diff --git a/PIL/ImageCms.py b/PIL/ImageCms.py
index 3931f366c..9a607b699 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageCms.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageCms.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ VERSION = "0.1.0 pil"
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------.
 
 from PIL import Image
-from . import _imagingcms
+from PIL import _imagingcms
 
 core = _imagingcms
 
diff --git a/PIL/ImageGL.py b/PIL/ImageGL.py
index 147ddc3f0..cac68027b 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageGL.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageGL.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # extensions.)
 ##
 
-from . import _imaginggl
+from PIL import _imaginggl
 
 ##
 # Texture factory.
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ from . import _imaginggl
 class TextureFactory:
     pass # overwritten by the _imaginggl module
 
-from ._imaginggl import *
+from _imaginggl import *
diff --git a/PIL/ImageMath.py b/PIL/ImageMath.py
index 4f3c19273..395323fd3 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageMath.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageMath.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 from PIL import Image
-from . import _imagingmath
+from PIL import _imagingmath
 import sys
 
 try: