diff --git a/salt/minion.py b/salt/minion.py
index 7c518a01f2..a93f2c85d5 100644
--- a/salt/minion.py
+++ b/salt/minion.py
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ class Matcher(object):
         '''
         Returns true if the passed glob matches the id
         '''
-        if not isinstance(tgt, str):
+        if not isinstance(tgt, basestring):
             return False
 
         return fnmatch.fnmatch(self.opts['id'], tgt)