diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
index af516b15e7b..5e4d09265b0 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Copyright: Contributors to the Ansible project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest