diff --git a/weboob/backends/youtube/backend.py b/weboob/backends/youtube/backend.py
index d1310df4..4c3e5c8b 100644
--- a/weboob/backends/youtube/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backends/youtube/backend.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import datetime
 
-import gdata.youtube.service
-
 from weboob.capabilities.video import ICapVideo
 from weboob.tools.backend import BaseBackend, ObjectNotAvailable
 from weboob.tools.misc import to_unicode
@@ -51,6 +49,8 @@ class YoutubeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo):
                 raise ObjectNotAvailable(e)
 
     def iter_search_results(self, pattern=None, sortby=ICapVideo.SEARCH_RELEVANCE, nsfw=False, max_results=None):
+        import gdata.youtube.service
+
         YOUTUBE_MAX_RESULTS = 50
         YOUTUBE_MAX_START_INDEX = 1000
         yt_service = gdata.youtube.service.YouTubeService()