diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/netapp.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/netapp.py
index 9c1e68ee19..99bcf6dc4f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/netapp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/netapp.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.error import HTTPError
 
 from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
+from ansible.module_utils.api import basic_auth_argument_spec
 
 HAS_NETAPP_LIB = False
 try: