diff --git a/mibuild/xilinx/programmer.py b/mibuild/xilinx/programmer.py
index bb11ecbe5..6d2f17f61 100644
--- a/mibuild/xilinx/programmer.py
+++ b/mibuild/xilinx/programmer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import subprocess
+import sys, subprocess
 
 from mibuild.generic_programmer import GenericProgrammer
 from mibuild.xilinx import common