diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_dataarray.py b/xarray/tests/test_dataarray.py
index bff5ca8298d..057a467dc7f 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_dataarray.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_dataarray.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     from numpy import RankWarning  # type: ignore[no-redef,attr-defined,unused-ignore]
 
 import xarray as xr
+import xarray.core.missing
 from xarray import (
     DataArray,
     Dataset,