diff --git a/lib/Dancer2/CLI/Command/gen.pm b/lib/Dancer2/CLI/Command/gen.pm
index 0ea77b5d1..b3d32d0ed 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2/CLI/Command/gen.pm
+++ b/lib/Dancer2/CLI/Command/gen.pm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use File::Find;
 use File::Path 'mkpath';
 use File::Spec::Functions;
 use File::ShareDir 'dist_dir';
-use File::Basename qw/dirname basename/;
+use File::Basename qw/basename/;
 use Dancer2::Template::Simple;
 use Module::Runtime 'require_module';