diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index e642147b98..d9fb886305 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -1062,7 +1062,13 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def __main__():
+    global cvecheck
+
     args = parse_args()
+
+    if args.nvd_path:
+        import cve as cvecheck
+
     if args.packages:
         package_list = args.packages.split(",")
     else: