diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index ed459ed0dd..439708b855 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import inspect
 import os
 import sys
 import random
+import time
 if __debug__:
     import traceback