diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/creation.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/creation.py
index e14c79258d1..bad22bee706 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/creation.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/creation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db.backends.postgresql.creation import DatabaseCreation
+from django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2.creation import DatabaseCreation
 
 class PostGISCreation(DatabaseCreation):
     geom_index_type = 'GIST'