diff --git a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_utilities.py b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_utilities.py
index fbf3859724..5ee6e923f5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_utilities.py
+++ b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_utilities.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import FreeCAD
+import shutil
 
 # check for SSL support