diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/debug.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/debug.py
index b859610fd8..16ed7d6bd4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/debug.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/debug.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 from ansible.plugins.callback.default import CallbackModule as CallbackModule_default