--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitStatusDialog.py	Sun Nov 06 11:22:39 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitStatusDialog.py	Mon Nov 07 17:19:58 2022 +0100
@@ -866,6 +866,8 @@
         """
         Private slot to handle the Diff context menu entry.
         """
+        from .GitDiffDialog import GitDiffDialog
+
         namesW = [
             os.path.join(self.dname, itm.text(self.__pathColumn))
             for itm in self.__getStageableItems()
@@ -888,8 +890,6 @@
         names = namesW + namesS
 
         if self.diff is None:
-            from .GitDiffDialog import GitDiffDialog
-
             self.diff = GitDiffDialog(self.vcs)
         self.diff.show()
         self.diff.start(names, diffMode=diffMode, refreshable=True)