diff --git a/autocmake/generate.py b/autocmake/generate.py
index f83b0b1..777050c 100644
--- a/autocmake/generate.py
+++ b/autocmake/generate.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ def gen_cmake_command(config):
 
 
 def autogenerated_notice():
-    current_year = datetime.date.today().year
+    from datetime import date
+    current_year = date.today().year
     year_range = '2015-{0}'.format(current_year)
     s = []
     s.append('# This file is autogenerated by Autocmake v{0} http://autocmake.org'.format(__version__))