diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/file.py b/gramps/gen/utils/file.py
index af5309536..e78a1d9e9 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/file.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/file.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(".gen.utils.file")
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from ..constfunc import win, mac, cuni, conv_to_unicode, UNITYPE
-from ..const import TEMP_DIR, USER_HOME
+from ..const import TEMP_DIR, USER_HOME, GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #