diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 623bd79666..b9bb4991b0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ def base_get_metadata_svn_revision(d):
 	return revision
 
 def generate_git_config(e):
+        import bb
         from bb import data
 
         if data.getVar('GIT_CORE_CONFIG', e.data, True):