diff --git a/vdirsyncer/utils/__init__.py b/vdirsyncer/utils/__init__.py
index 246c2ec..b8197e5 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/utils/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import os
 import requests
 
 from .. import log, exceptions
-from .compat import urlparse
+from .compat import urlparse, get_raw_input
 
 
 logger = log.get(__name__)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def get_password(username, resource):
         answer = None
         while answer not in ['', 'y', 'n']:
             prompt = 'Save this password in the keyring? [y/N] '
-            answer = raw_input(prompt).lower()
+            answer = get_raw_input(prompt).lower()
         if answer == 'y':
             keyring.set_password(password_key_prefix + resource,
                                  username, password)
diff --git a/vdirsyncer/utils/compat.py b/vdirsyncer/utils/compat.py
index 94dc822..cdc03f6 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/utils/compat.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/utils/compat.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if PY2:
     text_type = unicode  # flake8: noqa
     iteritems = lambda x: x.iteritems()
     itervalues = lambda x: x.itervalues()
+    get_raw_input = raw_input
 else:
     import urllib.parse as urlparse
     urlquote_plus = urlparse.quote_plus
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ else:
     text_type = str
     iteritems = lambda x: x.items()
     itervalues = lambda x: x.values()
+    get_raw_input = input