diff --git a/libnfs/__init__.py b/libnfs/__init__.py
index 0dff432..48bcfcf 100644
--- a/libnfs/__init__.py
+++ b/libnfs/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import errno
 import os
 import sys
+import stat
 from .libnfs import *
 
 def _stat_to_dict(stat):