diff --git a/utils/upgrade_map_xml/upgrade_map_xml.py b/utils/upgrade_map_xml/upgrade_map_xml.py
index 1cfbd04e1..991c3765c 100755
--- a/utils/upgrade_map_xml/upgrade_map_xml.py
+++ b/utils/upgrade_map_xml/upgrade_map_xml.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         
     xml = sys.argv[1]
     tree = etree.parse(xml)
-    tree.xinclude()
+    if hasattr(tree,'xinclude')
+        tree.xinclude()
     root = tree.getroot()
     
     # rename 'bgcolor' to 'background-color'