diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
index 4211a57fe5..9fe7bcbbd4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 import binascii
 import datetime
 import math
+import os
 import re
 import select
 import socket