diff --git a/gramps/gen/filters/_filterlist.py b/gramps/gen/filters/_filterlist.py
index 5d333e7b3..7b74e7c5e 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/filters/_filterlist.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/filters/_filterlist.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import collections
 from ._filterparser import FilterParser
 from ..plug import BasePluginManager
 from ..constfunc import STRTYPE
+from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 
 PLUGMAN = BasePluginManager.get_instance()
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