diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
index 081ca2e6e3..4358e4d1f6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
 
 class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):