diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index cc2b5339a9..4a6abbfaf6 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import inspect
 import os
 import sys
 
+from Verify import *
+
 
 # NOTE: ifAbsentPut has been replaced with Python's dictionary's builtin setdefault
 # before: