diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
index 6909b3708fd..827c75c1bd8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import os
 import shlex
 
+import ansible.constants as C
 from ansible import utils
 from ansible import errors
 from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData