diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/plugins.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/plugins.dart
index b29e7206465..318770d1b40 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/plugins.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/plugins.dart
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void _writeFlutterPluginsList(String directory, List<Plugin> plugins) {
 
 const String _androidPluginRegistryTemplate = '''package io.flutter.plugins;
 
-{{#plugins}}
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.PluginRegistry;
+{{#plugins}}
 import {{package}}.{{class}};
 {{/plugins}}