diff --git a/jedi/cache.py b/jedi/cache.py
index 84d9ede7..4a729dc5 100644
--- a/jedi/cache.py
+++ b/jedi/cache.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 import time
 import os
 import sys
-import pickle
+try:
+    import cPickle as pickle
+except:
+    import pickle
 
 from _compatibility import json
 import settings