diff --git a/PIL/ImageCms.py b/PIL/ImageCms.py
index c875712c1..363650250 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageCms.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageCms.py
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError as ex:
     # Allow error import for doc purposes, but error out when accessing
     # anything in core. 
-    from _util import import_err
-    _imagingcms = import_err(ex)
+    from _util import deferred_error
+    _imagingcms = deferred_error(ex)
 from PIL._util import isStringType
 
 core = _imagingcms
diff --git a/PIL/_util.py b/PIL/_util.py
index 761c258f1..eb5c2c242 100644
--- a/PIL/_util.py
+++ b/PIL/_util.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else:
 def isDirectory(f):
     return isPath(f) and os.path.isdir(f)
 
-class import_err(object):
+class deferred_error(object):
     def __init__(self, ex):
         self.ex = ex
     def __getattr__(self, elt):