diff --git a/django/utils/translation.py b/django/utils/translation.py
index aafb5305e4..e3cb275399 100644
--- a/django/utils/translation.py
+++ b/django/utils/translation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "translation helper functions"
 
 import os
+import sys
 import gettext as gettext_module
 
 try: