diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
index 544bd3dde14..4ba95565dae 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def cb():
             pass
 
         other_loop = base_events.BaseEventLoop()
-        other_loop._selector = unittest.mock.Mock()
+        other_loop._selector = mock.Mock()
         asyncio.set_event_loop(other_loop)
 
         # raise RuntimeError if the event loop is different in debug mode