diff --git a/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py b/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
index 1f83750c5a..801af79141 100644
--- a/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ def __getattr__(attr):
     mod = _attrs.get(attr, None)
     if mod is None:
         raise AttributeError(attr)
-    value = getattr(__import__(mod, None, None, True, 1), attr)
+    value = getattr(__import__(mod, globals(), None, True, 1), attr)
     globals()[attr] = value
     return value