diff --git a/tools/python/xen/web/http.py b/tools/python/xen/web/http.py
index 36c7ecfec1..5cabb95e24 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/web/http.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/web/http.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from  mimetools import Message
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 import math
+import socket
 import time
 import cgi