diff --git a/ndiff/ndifftest.py b/ndiff/ndifftest.py
index 82c184ebb..2fa4ae01f 100755
--- a/ndiff/ndifftest.py
+++ b/ndiff/ndifftest.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import xml
 xml.__path__ = [x for x in xml.__path__ if "_xmlplus" not in x]
 
 import xml.dom.minidom
-import StringIO
 
 import imp
 dont_write_bytecode = sys.dont_write_bytecode
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ for x in dir(ndiff):
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = dont_write_bytecode
 del dont_write_bytecode
 
+import StringIO
+
 
 class scan_test(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test the Scan class."""