--- a/testtools/tests/test_compat.py
+++ b/testtools/tests/test_compat.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 """Tests for miscellaneous compatibility functions"""
 
 import io
-import linecache2 as linecache
+try:
+    import linecache2 as linecache
+except ImportError:
+    import linecache
 import os
 import sys
 import tempfile
--- a/testtools/compat.py
+++ b/testtools/compat.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from extras import try_import, try_impor
 BytesIO = try_imports(['StringIO.StringIO', 'io.BytesIO'])
 StringIO = try_imports(['StringIO.StringIO', 'io.StringIO'])
 # To let setup.py work, make this a conditional import.
-linecache = try_import('linecache2')
+linecache = try_imports(['linecache2', 'linecache'])
 
 try:
     from testtools import _compat2x as _compat