diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/manifest.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/manifest.py
index ee4b57bcb0..22669f97c0 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/manifest.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/manifest.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 from oe.manifest import Manifest
+import re
 
 class PkgManifest(Manifest):
     """