diff --git a/kafka/client_async.py b/kafka/client_async.py
index 6bffa9e..27ef01a 100644
--- a/kafka/client_async.py
+++ b/kafka/client_async.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ try:
     import selectors # pylint: disable=import-error
 except ImportError:
     # vendored backport module
-    from . import selectors34 as selectors
+    from .vendor import selectors34 as selectors
 
 import socket
 import time
diff --git a/kafka/vendor/__init__.py b/kafka/vendor/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/kafka/selectors34.py b/kafka/vendor/selectors34.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kafka/selectors34.py
rename to kafka/vendor/selectors34.py
diff --git a/test/test_client_async.py b/test/test_client_async.py
index aa91704..8b3634a 100644
--- a/test/test_client_async.py
+++ b/test/test_client_async.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ try:
     import selectors # pylint: disable=import-error
 except ImportError:
     # vendored backport module
-    import kafka.selectors34 as selectors
+    import kafka.vendor.selectors34 as selectors
 
 import socket
 import time