diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/vars_plugins/group_vars.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/vars_plugins/group_vars.py
index 57e8d82fe0..e8ce2019bf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/vars_plugins/group_vars.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/vars_plugins/group_vars.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import os
 import glob
+from ansible import errors
 from ansible import utils
 
 class VarsModule(object):