diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 8d16c47c27..91fa0d58fa 100755
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const { spawn, spawnSync } = require('child_process')
 const config = require('./config')
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const crypto = require('crypto')
-const autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping = Object.assign({}, require('./l10nUtil').autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping)
 const os = require('os')
 
 const fixPywin32 = (options = {}) => {
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ const util = {
     const braveAndroidJavaStringsTranslationsDir = path.join(config.projects['brave-core'].dir, 'browser', 'ui', 'android', 'strings', 'translations')
 
     let fileMap = new Set();
+    const autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping = Object.assign({}, require('./l10nUtil').autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping)
     // The following 3 entries we map to the same name, not the chromium equivalent name for copying back
     autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping[path.join(braveAppDir, 'brave_strings.grd')] = path.join(chromeAppDir, 'brave_strings.grd')
     autoGeneratedBraveToChromiumMapping[path.join(braveAppDir, 'settings_brave_strings.grdp')] = path.join(chromeAppDir, 'settings_brave_strings.grdp')