diff --git a/sheepdog/auth/__init__.py b/sheepdog/auth/__init__.py
index 2a090d2d..8ef050da 100644
--- a/sheepdog/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/sheepdog/auth/__init__.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def authorize_and_call(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 @timeit
-@functools.lrucache(maxsize=5)
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=5)
 def authorize(program, project, roles):
     resource = "/programs/{}/projects/{}".format(program, project)
     jwt = get_jwt_from_header()