diff --git a/surveillance/arpwatch_sendmail.py b/surveillance/arpwatch_sendmail.py
index b95952cc..9de455b7 100644
--- a/surveillance/arpwatch_sendmail.py
+++ b/surveillance/arpwatch_sendmail.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 # Auteurs : Stéphane Glondu, Cyril Cohen
 # Licence : GPLv2
 
-import sys, os, sre, smtplib
+import sys, os, re, smtplib
 from commands import getstatusoutput
 
 sys.path.append('/usr/scripts/gestion/tools')
 from locate_mac import trace_machine, format_mac, info_machine
 
-find_mac = sre.compile(r'[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,2}(?::[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,2}){5}')
+find_mac = re.compile(r'[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,2}(?::[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,2}){5}')
 
 
 def get_machine(unformated_mac):