diff --git a/loopy/target/c/codegen/expression.py b/loopy/target/c/codegen/expression.py
index 1bf197c086659da9d5da9d4c7f6b463f04a1544f..6776fb3d2aa78e0dd138ec04fe0f3af044b7a543 100644
--- a/loopy/target/c/codegen/expression.py
+++ b/loopy/target/c/codegen/expression.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from loopy.type_inference import TypeInferenceMapper
 from loopy.diagnostic import LoopyError, LoopyWarning
 from loopy.tools import is_integer
 from loopy.types import LoopyType
+from loopy.target.c import CExpression
 
 
 # {{{ Loopy expression to C expression mapper
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ class ExpressionToCExpressionMapper(IdentityMapper):
             prec = PREC_NONE
 
         assert prec == PREC_NONE
-        from loopy.target.c import CExpression
         return CExpression(
                 self.codegen_state.ast_builder.get_c_expression_to_code_mapper(),
                 self.rec(expr, type_context, needed_dtype))