diff --git a/ddtrace/utils/__init__.py b/ddtrace/utils/__init__.py
index 1674effdf8b..2c453431ce0 100644
--- a/ddtrace/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from ..internal.utils.__init__ import ArgumentError  # noqa
-from ..internal.utils.__init__ import get_argument_value  # noqa
+from ..internal.utils import ArgumentError  # noqa
+from ..internal.utils import get_argument_value  # noqa
 from ..internal.utils.deprecation import deprecation
 
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-utils-import-c0f574d76de77261.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-utils-import-c0f574d76de77261.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19ab374571b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-utils-import-c0f574d76de77261.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes import path to not reference ``__init__``. This could otherwise be a problem for ``mypy``.