diff --git a/picard/util/__init__.py b/picard/util/__init__.py
index f96ab4431..310149f11 100644
--- a/picard/util/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/util/__init__.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def decode_filename(filename):
         return filename.decode(_io_encoding)
 
 def pathcmp(a, b):
-    return cmp(os.path.normcase(a), os.path.normcase(b))
+    return os.path.normcase(a) == os.path.normcase(b)
 
 def format_time(ms):
     """Formats time in milliseconds to a string representation."""