diff --git a/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py b/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
index ed142fcc8..cb5f473f6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import FreeCAD
 
 import PySide
 from PySide import QtCore, QtGui
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as V
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
 
 try:
     import matplotlib