diff --git a/imagekit/importers.py b/imagekit/importers.py
index cddcd83..b2896cf 100644
--- a/imagekit/importers.py
+++ b/imagekit/importers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 import re
 import sys
 
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ class ProcessorImporter(object):
         if name in sys.modules:
             return sys.modules[name]
 
+        from django.utils.importlib import import_module
         new_name = self.pattern.sub(r'pilkit.processors\1', name)
         return import_module(new_name)