diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 1a0d8c5e19..be06a7b8e8 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 ## constructor should be used for this purpose. However,
 ## currently only basic authentication is supported.
 
-import sockets, strutils, parseurl, parseutils, strtabs, base64
+import sockets, strutils, parseurl, parseutils, strtabs, base64, os
 import asyncnet, asyncdispatch
 import rawsockets
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/selectors.nim b/lib/pure/selectors.nim
index 6b5381c36e..f630ba2351 100644
--- a/lib/pure/selectors.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/selectors.nim
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ when isMainModule:
       sock: TSocket
   
   var sock = socket()
-  if sock == InvalidSocket: osError(osLastError())
+  if sock == sockets.InvalidSocket: osError(osLastError())
   #sock.setBlocking(false)
   sock.connect("irc.freenode.net", TPort(6667))
   
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tsockets.nim b/tests/stdlib/tsockets.nim
index 2b282c80d9..ff566df748 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tsockets.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tsockets.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import sockets
+import sockets, os
 var s: TSocket
 s = socket()
 if s == InvalidSocket: osError(osLastError())