diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Model/AppModel.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Model/AppModel.php
index a8915e7c9..74843bca0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Model/AppModel.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Model/AppModel.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
 
+App::uses('Model', 'Model');
+
 /**
  * Application model for Cake.
  *