diff --git a/Lib/pstats.py b/Lib/pstats.py
index 19478d6f3e7..b46727d50bd 100644
--- a/Lib/pstats.py
+++ b/Lib/pstats.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     import cmd
     try:
         import readline
-    except:
+    except ImportError:
         pass
 
     class ProfileBrowser(cmd.Cmd):