diff --git a/vllm/v1/core/sched/output.py b/vllm/v1/core/sched/output.py
index 56ab396d6d93..3ec5b91bf286 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/core/sched/output.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/core/sched/output.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-from vllm import bc_linter_include
+from vllm._bc_linter import bc_linter_include
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import numpy as np