diff --git a/salt/master.py b/salt/master.py
index 5a7e64a97b..55a5689d8e 100644
--- a/salt/master.py
+++ b/salt/master.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import getpass
 import resource
 import subprocess
 import multiprocessing
+import sys
 
 # Import third party libs
 import zmq