diff --git a/Lib/urllib/request.py b/Lib/urllib/request.py
index d360966fc4c..3a472f235f6 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/request.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/request.py
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ def https_open(self, req):
 
         https_request = AbstractHTTPHandler.do_request_
 
-    __all__.append(HTTPSHandler)
+    __all__.append('HTTPSHandler')
 
 class HTTPCookieProcessor(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, cookiejar=None):