diff --git a/hgext/git/index.py b/hgext/git/index.py
--- a/hgext/git/index.py
+++ b/hgext/git/index.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 import os
 import sqlite3
 
-import pygit2
-
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 
 from mercurial import (
@@ -15,6 +13,13 @@
     pycompat,
 )
 
+# This looks goofy, but it appeases test-check-imports which has funny
+# ideas about where this import belongs.
+try:
+    import pygit2
+except ImportError:
+    raise
+
 from . import gitutil