diff --git a/ppocr/utils/visual.py b/ppocr/utils/visual.py
index b20222bdbd76a81ccb0b3c38c9a3412e443f3dd1..e0fbf06abb471c294cb268520fb99bca1a6b1d61 100644
--- a/ppocr/utils/visual.py
+++ b/ppocr/utils/visual.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import cv2
 import os
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont