diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
index e76ef60720..662cc493ce 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ def copy_uninative(d, baseoutpath):
     return uninative_checksum
 
 def write_local_conf(d, baseoutpath, derivative, core_meta_subdir, uninative_checksum):
+    import shutil
+
     #check if custome templateconf path is set
     use_custom_templateconf = d.getVar('SDK_CUSTOM_TEMPLATECONF')