diff --git a/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py b/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
index 66dc880e0..36c3ce268 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ def get_plugin_modules(group):
         try:
             module_name = ep.entry_point.module_name
         except AttributeError:
-            module_name = ep.entry_point.module
+            try:
+                module_name = ep.entry_point.module
+            except AttributeError:
+                module_name = ep.entry_point.value
 
         try:
             module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/entrypoint-3.8-0597d159889042f7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/entrypoint-3.8-0597d159889042f7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb25cff14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/entrypoint-3.8-0597d159889042f7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue with python 3.8 and entrypoint loading where the
+    new builtin importlib entrypoint support had a different
+    attribute api than expected.