diff --git a/uvloop/__init__.py b/uvloop/__init__.py
index 9bb6592b..283a5b03 100644
--- a/uvloop/__init__.py
+++ b/uvloop/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 import sys as _sys
 import warnings as _warnings
 
-from asyncio.events import BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy as __BasePolicy
+try:
+    from asyncio.events import BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy as __BasePolicy
+except ImportError:
+    # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/131148
+    from asyncio.events import _BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy as __BasePolicy
 
 from . import includes as __includes  # NOQA
 from .loop import Loop as __BaseLoop  # NOQA
diff --git a/uvloop/includes/stdlib.pxi b/uvloop/includes/stdlib.pxi
index 4152b8a7..afb01fe4 100644
--- a/uvloop/includes/stdlib.pxi
+++ b/uvloop/includes/stdlib.pxi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cdef aio_isfuture = getattr(asyncio, 'isfuture', None)
 cdef aio_get_running_loop = getattr(asyncio, '_get_running_loop', None)
 cdef aio_set_running_loop = getattr(asyncio, '_set_running_loop', None)
 cdef aio_debug_wrapper = getattr(asyncio.coroutines, 'debug_wrapper', None)
-cdef aio_AbstractChildWatcher = asyncio.AbstractChildWatcher
+cdef aio_AbstractChildWatcher = getattr(asyncio, 'AbstractChildWatcher', object())
 cdef aio_Transport = asyncio.Transport
 cdef aio_FlowControlMixin = asyncio.transports._FlowControlMixin