diff --git a/pelican/readers.py b/pelican/readers.py
index 870c11c8..1916fa1e 100644
--- a/pelican/readers.py
+++ b/pelican/readers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ except ImportError:
     Markdown = False  # NOQA
 import re
 
+from htmlparser import HTMLParser
+
 from pelican.contents import Category, Tag, Author
 from pelican.utils import get_date, open