diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index fcd7c7ccd8..3d6482f236 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 import django
+from django.apps import apps
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError, handle_default_options