diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb/qweb.py b/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb/qweb.py
index 759fdea4054..6a0b8e2e690 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb/qweb.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb/qweb.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import logging
 
+from odoo.tools import parse_version
+
 unsafe_eval = eval
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ class QWebException(Exception):
         return str(self)
 
 # Avoid DeprecationWarning while still remaining compatible with werkzeug pre-0.9
-escape = (lambda text: _escape(text, quote=True)) if getattr(werkzeug, '__version__', '0.0') < '0.9.0' else _escape
+escape = (lambda text: _escape(text, quote=True)) if parse_version(getattr(werkzeug, '__version__', '0.0')) < parse_version('0.9.0') else _escape
 
 def unicodifier(val):
     if val is None or val is False: