1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/settings.py b/rest_framework/settings.py
index 5c77c55c..b3ca0134 100644
--- a/rest_framework/settings.py
+++ b/rest_framework/settings.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ back to the defaults.
 """
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import importlib
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 USER_SETTINGS = getattr(settings, 'REST_FRAMEWORK', None)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ def perform_import(val, setting_name):
     If the given setting is a string import notation,
     then perform the necessary import or imports.
     """
-    if isinstance(val, basestring):
+    if isinstance(val, six.string_types):
         return import_from_string(val, setting_name)
     elif isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
         return [import_from_string(item, setting_name) for item in val]