diff --git a/flac.py b/flac.py
index 4920664..6aff799 100644
--- a/flac.py
+++ b/flac.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # this function has different implementations on different systems
 def get_libflac_path():
+	import os
 	return os.path.join(os.environ['DWITE_HOME'], 'lib', 'libflac.dylib')
 
 SEARCH_FOR_METADATA   = 0x0