diff --git a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupClientFactory.java b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupClientFactory.java
index 6db39f86e84..22e69a315d5 100644
--- a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupClientFactory.java
+++ b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupClientFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup.impl.IncrementalTableBackupClient;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup.impl.TableBackupClient;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Connection;
 
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
+
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class BackupClientFactory {