diff --git a/util/control/ErrorHandling.scala b/util/control/ErrorHandling.scala
index caf653da1..a1ba760f3 100644
--- a/util/control/ErrorHandling.scala
+++ b/util/control/ErrorHandling.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  */
 package sbt
 
+	import java.io.IOException
+
 object ErrorHandling
 {
 	def translate[T](msg: => String)(f: => T) =