diff --git a/sat/core/constants.py b/sat/core/constants.py
index 0f5f4817..42becedb 100644
--- a/sat/core/constants.py
+++ b/sat/core/constants.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ try:
     from os.path import expanduser, realpath
 except ImportError:
     BaseDirectory = None
+from os.path import dirname
 import sat
-from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Const(object):
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ if (
         ]
     else:
         import os
-        root_dir = Path(sat.__file__).parent
+        root_dir = dirname(sat.__file__) + '/'
         Const.CONFIG_PATHS = (
             ["/etc/", "~/", "~/."]
             + [