diff --git a/admin_tools/dashboard/urls.py b/admin_tools/dashboard/urls.py
index faf8d43..271539c 100644
--- a/admin_tools/dashboard/urls.py
+++ b/admin_tools/dashboard/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
+try:
+    from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+except ImportError: # django < 1.4
+    from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('admin_tools.dashboard.views',
     url(r'^set_preferences/(?P<dashboard_id>.+)/$', 'set_preferences', name='admin-tools-dashboard-set-preferences'),
diff --git a/admin_tools/menu/urls.py b/admin_tools/menu/urls.py
index e8c53b2..76ea4c3 100644
--- a/admin_tools/menu/urls.py
+++ b/admin_tools/menu/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
+try:
+    from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+except ImportError: # django < 1.4
+    from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('admin_tools.menu.views',
     url(r'^add_bookmark/$', 'add_bookmark', name='admin-tools-menu-add-bookmark'),
diff --git a/admin_tools/urls.py b/admin_tools/urls.py
index 78ea57b..5e2a273 100644
--- a/admin_tools/urls.py
+++ b/admin_tools/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url, include
+try:
+    from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
+except ImportError: # django < 1.4
+    from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url, include
 
 urls = []
 if 'admin_tools.menu' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS: