diff --git a/grass/locale/grass_po_stats.py b/grass/locale/grass_po_stats.py

index c5d6261..8e6ece8 100644

--- a/grass/locale/grass_po_stats.py

+++ b/grass/locale/grass_po_stats.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@

 import os, sys

 import subprocess

-import json

+import simplejson

 import glob

 import codecs

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def get_stats(languages, directory):

 def writejson(stats, outfile):

     # load dictionary into json format

-    fjson = json.dumps(stats, sort_keys=True, indent=4)

+    fjson = simplejson.dumps(stats, sort_keys=True, indent=4)

     # write a string with pretty style

     outjson = os.linesep.join([l.rstrip() for l in  fjson.splitlines()])

     # write out file