diff --git a/kombu/tests/transport/virtual/test_base.py b/kombu/tests/transport/virtual/test_base.py
index cbb1e58b..420862b3 100644
--- a/kombu/tests/transport/virtual/test_base.py
+++ b/kombu/tests/transport/virtual/test_base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import sys
 import warnings
 
 from kombu import Connection
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ from kombu.compression import compress
 
 from kombu.tests.case import Case, Mock, patch, redirect_stdouts
 
+PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
+PRINT_FQDN = 'builtins.print' if PY3 else '__builtin__.print'
+
 
 def client(**kwargs):
     return Connection(transport='kombu.transport.virtual:Transport', **kwargs)
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ class test_Channel(Case):
         self.assertFalse(q._delivered)
 
     @patch('kombu.transport.virtual.emergency_dump_state')
-    @patch('__builtin__.print')
+    @patch(PRINT_FQDN)
     def test_restore_unacked_once_when_unrestored(self, print_,
                                                   emergency_dump_state):
         q = self.channel.qos