diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
index 1f10365bce2..147a2767dd9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import types
 import time
 import shutil
 import stat
-import stat
+import traceback
 import grp
 import pwd
 import platform