diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/script.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/script.py
index b3a9bbc5700..b8107f4d539 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/script.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import subprocess
 import ansible.constants as C
 from ansible.inventory.host import Host
 from ansible.inventory.group import Group
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import json_dict_bytes_to_unicode
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import json_dict_unicode_to_bytes
 from ansible import utils
 from ansible import errors
 import sys
diff --git a/v2/ansible/inventory/script.py b/v2/ansible/inventory/script.py
index b3a9bbc5700..b8107f4d539 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/inventory/script.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/inventory/script.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import subprocess
 import ansible.constants as C
 from ansible.inventory.host import Host
 from ansible.inventory.group import Group
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import json_dict_bytes_to_unicode
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import json_dict_unicode_to_bytes
 from ansible import utils
 from ansible import errors
 import sys