diff --git a/cmake/FindQsci.py b/cmake/FindQsci.py
index c8ce3906250..7bd760b5abf 100644
--- a/cmake/FindQsci.py
+++ b/cmake/FindQsci.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 try:
     from PyQt4.Qsci import QSCINTILLA_VERSION_STR
     VER = QSCINTILLA_VERSION_STR
-except ImportError, e:
+except ImportError:
     VER = ""