diff --git a/src/gtkgui_helpers.py b/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
index 92e2fd793..ad9f07f63 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
+++ b/src/gtkgui_helpers.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import xml.sax.saxutils
 import gtk
+import gobject
 import os
 from common import i18n
 i18n.init()