diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/m/mcr.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/m/mcr.py
index 1d3cb8a396..941853779d 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/m/mcr.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/m/mcr.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.packedbinary import PackedBinary
 from easybuild.framework.easyconfig import CUSTOM