diff --git a/gyp_skia b/gyp_skia
index cf55084ca..d6b550422 100755
--- a/gyp_skia
+++ b/gyp_skia
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ gyp_config_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'gyp')
 # to be written.
 output_dir = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(script_dir), 'out')
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(gyp_source_dir, 'pylib'))
+# Ensure we import our current gyp source's module, not any version
+# pre-installed in your PYTHONPATH.
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(gyp_source_dir, 'pylib'))
 import gyp
 
 def additional_include_files(args=[]):