diff --git a/torchvision/ops/poolers.py b/torchvision/ops/poolers.py
index f4ff289299b..8438687c093 100644
--- a/torchvision/ops/poolers.py
+++ b/torchvision/ops/poolers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from torch import nn, Tensor
 
 import torchvision
-from torchvision.ops import roi_align
+from .roi_align import roi_align
 from torchvision.ops.boxes import box_area
 
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Tuple, Union