diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/HBaseImportJob.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/HBaseImportJob.java
index afc42991..3f18bd98 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/HBaseImportJob.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/HBaseImportJob.java
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ protected void jobSetup(Job job) throws IOException, ImportException {
     */
     try {
       // Get method isSecurityEnabled
-      Method isSecurityEnabled = User.class.getMethod("isSecurityEnabled");
+      Method isHBaseSecurityEnabled = User.class.getMethod(
+          "isHBaseSecurityEnabled", Configuration.class);
 
       // Get method obtainAuthTokenForJob
       Method obtainAuthTokenForJob = User.class.getMethod(
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ protected void jobSetup(Job job) throws IOException, ImportException {
       User user = User.getCurrent();
 
       // Obtain security token if needed
-      if ((Boolean)isSecurityEnabled.invoke(null)) {
+      if ((Boolean)isHBaseSecurityEnabled.invoke(null, conf)) {
         obtainAuthTokenForJob.invoke(user, conf, job);
       }
     } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {