diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index e6b46a0..8a64e13 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -838,6 +838,8 @@ def splitdebuginfo(file, dvar, dv, d):
     return (file, sources)
 
 def splitstaticdebuginfo(file, dvar, dv, d):
+    import shutil
+
     # Unlike the function above, there is no way to split a static library
     # two components.  So to get similar results we will copy the unmodified
     # static library (containing the debug symbols) into a new directory.