diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index 5c5236b9..4b8a5001 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ import uuid
 import socket
 import shutil
 import aiohttp
-import importlib_resources
+
+try:
+    import importlib_resources
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib import resources as importlib_resources
 
 from ..config import Config
 from .project import Project
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/appliance_manager.py b/gns3server/controller/appliance_manager.py
index d15fc69b..ea2b294a 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/appliance_manager.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/appliance_manager.py
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ import json
 import uuid
 import asyncio
 import aiohttp
-import importlib_resources
 import shutil
 
+try:
+    import importlib_resources
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib import resources as importlib_resources
+
+
 from .appliance import Appliance
 from ..config import Config
 from ..utils.asyncio import locking
diff --git a/gns3server/utils/get_resource.py b/gns3server/utils/get_resource.py
index b4b599bd..56aab259 100644
--- a/gns3server/utils/get_resource.py
+++ b/gns3server/utils/get_resource.py
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ import atexit
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import importlib_resources
+
+try:
+    import importlib_resources
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib import resources as importlib_resources
+
 
 from contextlib import ExitStack
 resource_manager = ExitStack()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 41c81b77..ca7d7934 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ psutil==5.9.4
 async-timeout>=4.0.2,<4.1
 distro>=1.7.0
 py-cpuinfo>=9.0.0,<10.0
-importlib-resources>=1.3
+importlib-resources>=1.3; python_version < '3.9'
 setuptools>=60.8.1; python_version >= '3.7'
 setuptools==59.6.0; python_version < '3.7'  # v59.6.0 is the last version to support Python 3.6