diff --git a/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py b/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
index 08b74c264f..a6e6d0b607 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
+++ b/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ the source code and then get saved in the repository for ever after:
   $ python3 ./scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py . > ./scripts/maint/practracker/exceptions.txt
 """
 
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import os, sys
 
 import metrics
diff --git a/scripts/maint/practracker/problem.py b/scripts/maint/practracker/problem.py
index 61420fb785..ab3d55057e 100644
--- a/scripts/maint/practracker/problem.py
+++ b/scripts/maint/practracker/problem.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ problem is worse than a registered exception so that it only warns when things
 get worse.
 """
 
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import os.path
 import sys