diff --git a/mercurial/__init__.py b/mercurial/__init__.py
--- a/mercurial/__init__.py
+++ b/mercurial/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
             # Only handle Mercurial-related modules.
             if not fullname.startswith(('mercurial.', 'hgext.', 'hgext3rd.')):
                 return None
+            # third-party packages are expected to be dual-version clean
+            if fullname.startswith('mercurial.thirdparty'):
+                return None
             # selectors2 is already dual-version clean, don't try and mangle it
             if fullname.startswith('mercurial.selectors2'):
                 return None