diff --git a/tests/model_regress/models.py b/tests/model_regress/models.py
index 7dacfc9c903..c42b0f0d356 100644
--- a/tests/model_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/model_regress/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible