diff --git a/libnmap/process.py b/libnmap/process.py
index 48f2084..a68d1d9 100644
--- a/libnmap/process.py
+++ b/libnmap/process.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import os
-import pwd
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 from threading import Thread
 from xml.dom import pulldom
 import warnings
+try:
+    import pwd
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 
 __all__ = [