chirp/share/__init__.py         | 0
 chirp/stock_configs/__init__.py | 0
 chirp/wxui/__init__.py          | 6 +++---
 chirp/wxui/main.py              | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chirp/share/__init__.py b/chirp/share/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/chirp/stock_configs/__init__.py b/chirp/stock_configs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/chirp/wxui/__init__.py b/chirp/wxui/__init__.py
index e2f9a6b2..090b14a7 100644
--- a/chirp/wxui/__init__.py
+++ b/chirp/wxui/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+try:
     import importlib_resources
-else:
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
     import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 
 from chirp import directory
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def chirpmain():
     else:
         lang = wx.Locale.GetSystemLanguage()
 
-    localedir = str(os.path.join(importlib_resources.files('chirp'),
+    localedir = str(os.path.join('/usr/share',
                                  'locale'))
     app._lc = wx.Locale()
     if localedir and os.path.isdir(localedir):
diff --git a/chirp/wxui/main.py b/chirp/wxui/main.py
index a8712174..bea3b7c9 100644
--- a/chirp/wxui/main.py
+++ b/chirp/wxui/main.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import webbrowser
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+try:
     import importlib_resources
-else:
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
     import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 
 import wx