diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 73d865cec..0f036813e 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -1930,6 +1930,7 @@ class Interface:
 				lang = gajim.LANG
 			tv = gtk.TextView()
 			try:
+				import gtkspell
 				spell = gtkspell.Spell(tv, lang)
 			except:
 				dialogs.ErrorDialog(