diff --git a/tools/binman/entry_test.py b/tools/binman/entry_test.py
index 8a9ae01..85c4196 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry_test.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry_test.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 import collections
 import unittest
 
-import entry
-
 class TestEntry(unittest.TestCase):
     def testEntryContents(self):
         """Test the Entry bass class"""
+        import entry
         base_entry = entry.Entry(None, None, None, read_node=False)
         self.assertEqual(True, base_entry.ObtainContents())
 
     def testUnknownEntry(self):
         """Test that unknown entry types are detected"""
+        import entry
         Node = collections.namedtuple('Node', ['name', 'path'])
         node = Node('invalid-name', 'invalid-path')
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
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')
diff --git a/tools/binman/image.py b/tools/binman/image.py
index 07fc930..24c4f6f 100644
--- a/tools/binman/image.py
+++ b/tools/binman/image.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from operator import attrgetter
 
-import entry
-from entry import Entry
 import fdt_util
 import tools
 
@@ -48,6 +46,11 @@
         _entries: OrderedDict() of entries
     """
     def __init__(self, name, node):
+        global entry
+        global Entry
+        import entry
+        from entry import Entry
+
         self._node = node
         self._name = name
         self._size = None