diff --git a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
--- a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   contrib/python-zstandard/tests/test_module_attributes.py not using absolute_import
   contrib/python-zstandard/tests/test_train_dictionary.py not using absolute_import
   setup.py not using absolute_import
-  tests/test-demandimport.py not using absolute_import
 
 #if py3exe
   $ testrepohg files 'set:(**.py) - grep(pygments)' \
diff --git a/tests/test-demandimport.py b/tests/test-demandimport.py
--- a/tests/test-demandimport.py
+++ b/tests/test-demandimport.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 from mercurial import demandimport
 demandimport.enable()