diff --git a/newspaper/utils.py b/newspaper/utils.py
index bfa441482..a05bde238 100644
--- a/newspaper/utils.py
+++ b/newspaper/utils.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                     self.result = None
                     self.error = None
 
-                    self.setDaemon(True)
+                    self.daemon = True
                     self.start()
 
                 def run(self):