diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
index a335e1e3185..e26067f200a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.junos import check_args as junos_check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.netconf import send_request
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 
-if sys.version < (2, 7):
+if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     from xml.parsers.expat import ExpatError
     ParseError = ExpatError
 else: