diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
index 27a3223f18c..27536ff80f5 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from osv import osv,fields
-from operator import attrgetter
+from tools.misc import attrgetter
 import time
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Properties
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bin/tools/misc.py b/bin/tools/misc.py
index ad422411d29..5a3d21bef86 100644
--- a/bin/tools/misc.py
+++ b/bin/tools/misc.py
@@ -1406,5 +1406,24 @@ def upload_data(email, data, type='SURVEY'):
     a = upload_data_thread(email, data, type)
     a.start()
     return True
+
+
+# port of python 2.6's attrgetter with support for dotted notation 
+def resolve_attr(obj, attr):
+    for name in attr.split("."):
+        obj = getattr(obj, name)
+    return obj
+
+def attrgetter(*items):
+    if len(items) == 1:
+        attr = items[0]
+        def g(obj):
+            return resolve_attr(obj, attr)
+    else:
+        def g(obj):
+            return tuple(resolve_attr(obj, attr) for attr in items)
+    return g
+
+
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4: