diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
index 354a12dae17..66df2ab8f95 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -1756,6 +1756,7 @@ globals().update(testcases_threads)
 
 def test_main(run=None):
     if sys.platform.startswith("linux") and not os.path.exists("/dev/shm"):
+        from test.test_support import TestSkipped
         raise TestSkipped("Missing required /dev/shm device on Linux!")
 
     if run is None: