diff --git a/devscripts/make_readme.py b/devscripts/make_readme.py
index 7a5b04dcc..e60d83401 100755
--- a/devscripts/make_readme.py
+++ b/devscripts/make_readme.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ sys.path.insert(0, dirn(dirn(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 from utils import read_file
 from youtube_dl.compat import compat_open as open
 
+from youtube_dl.compat import compat_open as open
+
 README_FILE = 'README.md'
 helptext = sys.stdin.read()