diff --git a/virtinst/__init__.py b/virtinst/__init__.py
index 6db092105..9ebfb7c0e 100644
--- a/virtinst/__init__.py
+++ b/virtinst/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # This work is licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
+import gi
+gi.require_version('Libosinfo', '1.0')
+
 from virtcli import CLIConfig as _CLIConfig
 
 
diff --git a/virtinst/unattended.py b/virtinst/unattended.py
index ce71bf179..c751fb34e 100644
--- a/virtinst/unattended.py
+++ b/virtinst/unattended.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-import gi
-gi.require_version('Libosinfo', '1.0')
 from gi.repository import Libosinfo
 from gi.repository import Gio
 from gi.repository import GLib