diff --git a/jack_mixer.py b/jack_mixer.py
index 093f984..cab1fa3 100755
--- a/jack_mixer.py
+++ b/jack_mixer.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, '/usr/lib/python%s/site-packages/oldxml' % sys.version[:3]) # Workaround for Ubuntu
+
 import gtk
 import gobject
 import jack_mixer_c
-import sys
 import gtk.glade
 import os