diff --git a/thefuck/system/unix.py b/thefuck/system/unix.py
index 9ae01cf4c..a49fff9b4 100644
--- a/thefuck/system/unix.py
+++ b/thefuck/system/unix.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import tty
 import termios
 import colorama
-from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from .. import const
 
 init_output = colorama.init
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ def get_key():
 
 
 def open_command(arg):
+    from distutils.spawn import find_executable
     if find_executable('xdg-open'):
         return 'xdg-open ' + arg
     return 'open ' + arg