diff --git a/skimage/util/shape.py b/skimage/util/shape.py
index 505ba9cd..48e9a5ef 100644
--- a/skimage/util/shape.py
+++ b/skimage/util/shape.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import division
 import numbers
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.lib.stride_tricks import as_strided