diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py
index b44a0694466..eb334f70f47 100644
--- a/Lib/shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ XXX The functions here don't copy the data fork or other metadata on Mac.
 """
 
 import os
+import sys
 import stat