diff --git a/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_nat_gateway.py b/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_nat_gateway.py
index 3d11e372463..46b75ce3090 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_nat_gateway.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_nat_gateway.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ nat_gateway_addresses:
 try:
     import botocore
     import boto3
+    import boto
     HAS_BOTO3 = True
 except ImportError:
     HAS_BOTO3 = False