diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
index 6716ddfab3..2669606e2e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from django.core import validators
 from django.conf import settings
 import django.db.models.signals
 
+import sys
 import os.path
 import re
 import itertools