diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.rst
index 4ad5f4e7b5c3d..b013d03b2d68c 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.rst
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ value. (:issue:`17054`)
 
 .. ipython:: python
 
+    from io import StringIO
     result = pd.read_html(StringIO("""
       <table>
         <thead>