diff --git a/IPython/kernel/kernelrestarter.py b/IPython/kernel/kernelrestarter.py
index 4d2dca8..b015605 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/kernelrestarter.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/kernelrestarter.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ restarts the kernel if it dies.
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import zmq
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop