diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index 5e1c30df1..dec97153e 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import six
 
 MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH = 200
 WINDOWS_MAGIC_PREFIX = u'\\\\?\\'
+SNI_SUPPORTED = sys.version_info >= (2, 7, 9)
 
 
 class HumanReadableException(Exception):