diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/virt/vmware/inspector.py b/ceilometer/compute/virt/vmware/inspector.py
index 32c66fb83..0e5860da5 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/virt/vmware/inspector.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/virt/vmware/inspector.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from oslo.vmware import api
 
 from ceilometer.compute.virt import inspector as virt_inspector
 from ceilometer.compute.virt.vmware import vsphere_operations
+from ceilometer.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from ceilometer.openstack.common import units