diff --git a/Lib/dospath.py b/Lib/dospath.py
index cb98576febb..55123a1bf3a 100644
--- a/Lib/dospath.py
+++ b/Lib/dospath.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import stat
 import string
+import re
 
 
 def normcase(s):