diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/compat.py b/mwparserfromhell/compat.py
index 9c8ce8c..620fd15 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/compat.py
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/compat.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ py32 = py3k and sys.version_info.minor == 2
 if py3k:
     bytes = bytes
     str = str
-    range = xrange
+    range = range
     maxsize = sys.maxsize
     import html.entities as htmlentities
 
 else:
     bytes = str
     str = unicode
-    range = range
+    range = xrange
     maxsize = sys.maxint
     import htmlentitydefs as htmlentities