diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/object_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/object_utils.py
index 766da46107b..01390760c76 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/object_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/object_utils.py
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ def object_image_guess(obj, bm=None):
     me = obj.data
     if bm is None:
         if obj.mode == 'EDIT':
+            import bmesh
             bm = bmesh.from_edit_mesh(me)
 
     if bm is not None: