diff --git a/encryption.md b/encryption.md
index f6fd4bc8bf8..397777af1fa 100644
--- a/encryption.md
+++ b/encryption.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ You may encrypt a value using the `encrypt` helper. All encrypted values are enc
 
 Encrypted values are passed through `serialize` during encryption, which allows for encryption of objects and arrays. Thus, non-PHP clients receiving encrypted values will need to `unserialize` the data. If you would like to encrypt and decrypt values without serialization, you may use the `encryptString` and `decryptString` methods of the `Crypt` facade:
 
+    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
+
     $encrypted = Crypt::encryptString('Hello world.');
 
     $decrypted = Crypt::decryptString($encrypted);