diff --git a/plugins/modules/sysrc.py b/plugins/modules/sysrc.py
index a8809f522c..0176c03b54 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/sysrc.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/sysrc.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ changed:
 """
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import os
 import re