diff --git a/pynqutils/runtime/detect_devices.py b/pynqutils/runtime/detect_devices.py
index 8e4dbee..5899ca2 100644
--- a/pynqutils/runtime/detect_devices.py
+++ b/pynqutils/runtime/detect_devices.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 Xilinx, Inc
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-import pynq
-
-
 def detect_devices(active_only=False):
     """Return a list containing all the detected devices names."""
+    import pynq
     devices = pynq.Device.devices
     if not devices:
         raise RuntimeError("No device found in the system")