diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/common.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/common.py
index bc969de93..e2f13b262 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/common.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/common.py
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
+"""
+Ported to Python 3.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+from future.utils import PY2
+if PY2:
+    from future.builtins import filter, map, zip, ascii, chr, hex, input, next, oct, open, pow, round, super, bytes, dict, list, object, range, str, max, min  # noqa: F401
+
+
 import os, sys, textwrap
 import codecs
 from os.path import join
diff --git a/src/allmydata/util/_python3.py b/src/allmydata/util/_python3.py
index 67a93198b..eee8bf65b 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/util/_python3.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/util/_python3.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ PORTED_MODULES = [
     "allmydata.scripts.backupdb"
     "allmydata.scripts.cli",
     "allmydata.scripts.common_http",
+    "allmydata.scripts.common",
     "allmydata.scripts.create_node",
     "allmydata.scripts.runner",
     "allmydata.scripts.types_",