diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c1ec398..70b1d72e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Example
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     from flask import Flask, render_template
-    from flask.ext.socketio import SocketIO, emit
+    from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
     
     app = Flask(__name__)
     app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'secret!'