diff --git a/cloud/amazon/iam.py b/cloud/amazon/iam.py
index c1d5ef70901..bda953faab4 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/iam.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/iam.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ import sys
 try:
     import boto
     import boto.iam
+    import boto.ec2
     HAS_BOTO = True
 except ImportError:
    HAS_BOTO = False