diff --git a/lib/bs4/element.py b/lib/bs4/element.py
index 74bc257..930a0db 100644
--- a/lib/bs4/element.py
+++ b/lib/bs4/element.py
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import re
 import sys
 import warnings
 try:
-    from ..soupsieve import *
+    # We are installed under the bs4 package
+    from soupsieve import *
 except ImportError as e:
+    # We are installed standalone, or soupsieve is not installed.
     soupsieve = None
     warnings.warn(
         'The soupsieve package is not installed. CSS selectors cannot be used.'