diff --git a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
index c1d90ce..6495841 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@
 except:
     gdb.write("NOTE: gdb 7.2 or later required for Linux helper scripts to "
               "work.\n")
+else:
+    import linux.utils