diff --git a/clang/tools/scan-view/bin/scan-view b/clang/tools/scan-view/bin/scan-view
index 1b6e8ba90dfa..a3999168f329 100755
--- a/clang/tools/scan-view/bin/scan-view
+++ b/clang/tools/scan-view/bin/scan-view
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import sys
 import imp
 import os
 import posixpath
-import thread
+import threading
 import time
 import urllib
 import webbrowser
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def main():
     # Kick off thread to wait for server and start web browser, if
     # requested.
     if args.startBrowser:
-        t = thread.start_new_thread(start_browser, (port, args))
+        threading.Thread(target=start_browser, args=(port, args)).start()
 
     run(port, args, args.root)