diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
index 9fe7bcbbd4..083e672bfe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ import time
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, load_platform_subclass
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 
 
 HAS_PSUTIL = False