diff --git a/flask.py b/flask.py
index 08376993..eaafa310 100644
--- a/flask.py
+++ b/flask.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     :copyright: (c) 2010 by Armin Ronacher.
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
+from __future__ import with_statement
 import os
 import sys