diff --git a/python/dune/xt/grid/gridprovider/provider.cc b/python/dune/xt/grid/gridprovider/provider.cc
index 3d7ea98c308d8eb2ebcdde0c799f533b60400987..aeaf6fc5e3c71fdf00dab14d750e81257a0a63d4 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/grid/gridprovider/provider.cc
+++ b/python/dune/xt/grid/gridprovider/provider.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_grid_gridprovider_provider, m)
   namespace py = pybind11;
 
   py::module::import("dune.xt.common");
+  py::module::import("dune.xt.la");
 
   GridProvider_for_all_grids<>::bind(m);
 }