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diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
index cea9a45dad..da8a652213 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ EOH
<<-EOH
# Chef Client wrapper for powershell_script resources
+# In rare cases, this module is not present and the
+# new-variable cmdlet is not available, so import it
+# just in case
+if ( get-module -ListAvailable Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility )
+{
+ Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
+}
+
# LASTEXITCODE can be uninitialized -- make it explictly 0
# to avoid incorrect detection of failure (non-zero) codes
$global:LASTEXITCODE = 0