diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index c584f48ad2..9499a911b5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ class Fetch(object):
 from . import cvs
 from . import git
 from . import gitsm
+from . import gitannex
 from . import local
 from . import svn
 from . import wget
@@ -1530,6 +1531,7 @@ methods.append(wget.Wget())
 methods.append(svn.Svn())
 methods.append(git.Git())
 methods.append(gitsm.GitSM())
+methods.append(gitannex.GitANNEX())
 methods.append(cvs.Cvs())
 methods.append(svk.Svk())
 methods.append(ssh.SSH())