diff --git a/distutils/spawn.py b/distutils/spawn.py
index 429d1ccb2e..50d30a2761 100644
--- a/distutils/spawn.py
+++ b/distutils/spawn.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def _inject_macos_ver(env: Mapping[str:str] | None) -> Mapping[str:str] | None:
     if platform.system() != 'Darwin':
         return env
 
-    from distutils.util import MACOSX_VERSION_VAR, get_macosx_target_ver
+    from .util import MACOSX_VERSION_VAR, get_macosx_target_ver
 
     target_ver = get_macosx_target_ver()
     update = {MACOSX_VERSION_VAR: target_ver} if target_ver else {}