diff --git a/run_electrum b/run_electrum
index 4b3565fda..163eb6659 100755
--- a/run_electrum
+++ b/run_electrum
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ def main():
 
     # config is an object passed to the various constructors (wallet, interface, gui)
     if is_android:
-        import importlib
-        android_gui = 'kivy' if importlib.find_loader('kivy') else 'qml'
+        import importlib.util
+        android_gui = 'kivy' if importlib.util.find_spec('kivy') else 'qml'
         from jnius import autoclass
         build_config = autoclass("org.electrum.electrum.BuildConfig")
         config_options = {