diff --git a/doc/en/skipping.rst b/doc/en/skipping.rst
index 282820545..610d3d43b 100644
--- a/doc/en/skipping.rst
+++ b/doc/en/skipping.rst
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ test instances when using parametrize:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
+    import sys
     import pytest