diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/moriio/moriio_engine.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/moriio/moriio_engine.py
index 4357c0335ef99..3a35c22622b89 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/moriio/moriio_engine.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/moriio/moriio_engine.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.moriio.moriio_common import (
     get_role,
     zmq_ctx,
 )
-from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.moriio.moriio_connector import (
-    MoRIIOConnectorWorker,
-)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.moriio.moriio_connector import (
+        MoRIIOConnectorWorker,
+    )
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 try: