diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
index 4507d45a5d6..0bcccdceb8a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import uuid
 import yaml
 from jinja2.filters import environmentfilter
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion, StrictVersion
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from ansible import errors
 from ansible.utils.hashing import md5s, checksum_s
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/mathstuff.py b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/mathstuff.py
index 88109832a0f..c7c108f4e55 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/mathstuff.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/mathstuff.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import math
 import collections
 from ansible import errors
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 def unique(a):
     if isinstance(a,collections.Hashable):