diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/build_targets.py b/lib/python/qmk/build_targets.py
index 236c2eaa037b..fc7202204992 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/build_targets.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/build_targets.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from qmk.commands import find_make, get_make_parallel_args, parse_configurator_json
 from qmk.keyboard import keyboard_folder
 from qmk.info import keymap_json
-from qmk.cli.generate.compilation_database import write_compilation_database
 
 
 class BuildTarget:
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ def compile_command(self, build_target: str = None, dry_run: bool = False, **env
     def generate_compilation_database(self, build_target: str = None, skip_clean: bool = False, **env_vars) -> None:
         self.prepare_build(build_target=build_target, **env_vars)
         command = self.compile_command(build_target=build_target, dry_run=True, **env_vars)
+        from qmk.cli.generate.compilation_database import write_compilation_database  # Lazy load due to circular references
         write_compilation_database(command=command, output_path=QMK_FIRMWARE / 'compile_commands.json', skip_clean=skip_clean, **env_vars)
 
     def compile(self, build_target: str = None, dry_run: bool = False, **env_vars) -> None: