diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendCheckpoint.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendCheckpoint.py
index 3d5bdc9732..b7c964d70a 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendCheckpoint.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendCheckpoint.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import xen.util.auxbin
 import xen.lowlevel.xc
 
 from xen.xend import balloon, sxp
-from xen.xend.XendError import XendError
+from xen.xend.XendError import XendError, VmError
 from xen.xend.XendLogging import log
 from xen.xend.XendConstants import *
 from xen.xend.XendConfig import XendConfig