diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
index 5fdfaa6..89c23c9 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ proc isStrLit(n: PNode): bool = n.kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit}
 
 when declared(NimCompilerApiVersion):
   const finalApi = NimCompilerApiVersion >= 2
+
+  when NimCompilerApiVersion >= 3:
+    import compiler / pathutils
 else:
   const finalApi = false
 
-when NimCompilerApiVersion >= 3:
-  import compiler / pathutils
-
 proc getGlobal(g: ModuleGraph; ident: PSym): string =
   when finalApi:
     let n = vm.getGlobalValue(PCtx g.vm, ident)