diff --git a/pelican/writers.py b/pelican/writers.py
index 1bac2c68..65cfb202 100644
--- a/pelican/writers.py
+++ b/pelican/writers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import with_statement
 import os
 import re
 from codecs import open