diff --git a/launch/launch/actions/opaque_coroutine.py b/launch/launch/actions/opaque_coroutine.py
index e9f46b9af..581f6a910 100644
--- a/launch/launch/actions/opaque_coroutine.py
+++ b/launch/launch/actions/opaque_coroutine.py
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 import asyncio
 import collections.abc
 from typing import Any
-from typing import Coroutine
+try:
+    from typing import Coroutine
+except ImportError:
+    # Coroutine is missing from the typing
+    # module in Python pre-3.6
+    from collections.abc import Coroutine
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import List