diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
index b487429fbc729..b87cc500168f3 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 except ImportError:  # 3+
     from io import BytesIO as IOStream
 
-getAttribute_js = pkgutil.get_data(__package__, 'getAttribute.js').decode('utf8')
-isDisplayed_js = pkgutil.get_data(__package__, 'isDisplayed.js').decode('utf8')
+# not relying on __package__ here as it can be `None` in some situations (see #4558)
+_pkg = '.'.join(__name__.split('.')[:-1])
+getAttribute_js = pkgutil.get_data(_pkg, 'getAttribute.js').decode('utf8')
+isDisplayed_js = pkgutil.get_data(_pkg, 'isDisplayed.js').decode('utf8')
 
 
 class WebElement(object):