diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
index b04906c0..940849d8 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def get_items(xml):
         sys.exit(error)
     with open(xml, encoding='utf-8') as infile:
         xmlfile = infile.read()
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(xmlfile, "xml")
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(xmlfile, "lxml")
     items = soup.rss.channel.findAll('item')
     return items