diff --git a/lib/hidapi/hidapi_impl.py b/lib/hidapi/hidapi_impl.py
index 6d70ba56..3512ea47 100644
--- a/lib/hidapi/hidapi_impl.py
+++ b/lib/hidapi/hidapi_impl.py
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ import typing
 from threading import Thread
 from time import sleep
 
-import gi
-
 from hidapi.common import DeviceInfo
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import gi
+
     gi.require_version("Gdk", "3.0")
     from gi.repository import GLib  # NOQA: E402
 
diff --git a/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py b/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
index 4d1fe2db..10662d66 100644
--- a/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
+++ b/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ from select import select
 from time import sleep
 from time import time
 
-import gi
 import pyudev
 
 from hidapi.common import DeviceInfo
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import gi
+
     gi.require_version("Gdk", "3.0")
     from gi.repository import GLib  # NOQA: E402