diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index c4207ce..eae1ab1 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import cmdline
 import command
 import control
-import entry
 import fdt
 import fdt_util
 import tools
@@ -56,6 +55,9 @@
     """
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(self):
+        global entry
+        import entry
+
         # Handle the case where argv[0] is 'python'
         self._binman_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0]))
         self._binman_pathname = os.path.join(self._binman_dir, 'binman')