diff --git a/snakehouse/faster_builds.py b/snakehouse/faster_builds.py
index 13c9cc3759211853c2bb3f8b438d60df34950954..777a736ad73ce02d4125ca242322d9e4d94273c6 100644
--- a/snakehouse/faster_builds.py
+++ b/snakehouse/faster_builds.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import multiprocessing
+import typing as tp
 
 __all__ = ['monkey_patch_parallel_compilation']