diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/pagination/TopLimitHandler.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/pagination/TopLimitHandler.java
index aeaaadc981..6c42f035ce 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/pagination/TopLimitHandler.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/pagination/TopLimitHandler.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 package org.hibernate.dialect.pagination;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.RowSelection;