diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
index 26ebba46f..0b68a1f8a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import (
 )
 from IPython.utils.importstring import import_item
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST
-from IPython.utils.kernel import swallow_argv
+from IPython.kernel import swallow_argv
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Dict, Unicode, Integer, List, Enum, Bool,
     DottedObjectName