diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index dbad4c98a366333959c1ff2e58d3c9a1971a5325..486750d9ef574465622c4aff4dbd37b01cef4fc8 100755
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class OpenSKInstaller:
       assert_mandatory_binary("nrfutil")
       assert_python_library("intelhex")
       assert_python_library("nordicsemi.lister")
-      nrfutil_version = __import__("nordicsemi").version.NRFUTIL_VERSION
+      nrfutil_version = __import__("nordicsemi.version").version.NRFUTIL_VERSION
       if not nrfutil_version.startswith("6."):
         fatal(("You need to install nrfutil python3 package v6.0 or above. "
                "Found: {}".format(nrfutil_version)))