diff --git a/volatility3/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py b/volatility3/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py
index 8915cdfad..aeeaa87f2 100644
--- a/volatility3/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 # This is necessary to ensure the core plugins are available, whilst still be overridable
-parent_module, module_name = ".".join(__name__.split(".")[:-1]), __name__.split(".")[-1]
+parent_module, module_name = __name__.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)
 __path__ = [os.path.join(x, module_name) for x in sys.modules[parent_module].__path__]