diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
index 71935caaa..a621cda43 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     # When running mypy we use these as the base classes
+    import gitlab.base
+
     _RestObjectBase = gitlab.base.RESTObject
 else:
     _RestObjectBase = object