diff --git a/salt/minion.py b/salt/minion.py
index f704d64caf..363845aa53 100644
--- a/salt/minion.py
+++ b/salt/minion.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import glob
 import re
 import time
 import tempfile
+import shutil
 import threading
 
 # Import zeromq libs