diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit/img_util.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit/img_util.py
index 835b04558e6aac..88217bf776d52a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit/img_util.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit/img_util.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from turbojpeg import TurboJPEG
-
 SUPPORTED_SCALING_FACTORS = [(7, 8), (3, 4), (5, 8), (1, 2), (3, 8), (1, 4), (1, 8)]
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -54,6 +52,12 @@ def instance():
     def __init__(self):
         """Try to create TurboJPEG only once."""
         try:
+            # TurboJPEG checks for libturbojpeg
+            # when its created, but it imports
+            # numpy which may or may not work so
+            # we have to guard the import here.
+            from turbojpeg import TurboJPEG  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
             TurboJPEGSingleton.__instance = TurboJPEG()
         except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             _LOGGER.exception(
diff --git a/tests/components/homekit/test_img_util.py b/tests/components/homekit/test_img_util.py
index 4ada89b3acd818..728bb8847fffd0 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit/test_img_util.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit/test_img_util.py
@@ -23,25 +23,19 @@ def test_scale_jpeg_camera_image():
     camera_image = Image("image/jpeg", EMPTY_16_12_JPEG)
 
     turbo_jpeg = mock_turbo_jpeg(first_width=16, first_height=12)
-    with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG", return_value=False
-    ):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG", return_value=False):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         assert scale_jpeg_camera_image(camera_image, 16, 12) == camera_image.content
 
     turbo_jpeg = mock_turbo_jpeg(first_width=16, first_height=12)
-    with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg
-    ):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         assert scale_jpeg_camera_image(camera_image, 16, 12) == EMPTY_16_12_JPEG
 
     turbo_jpeg = mock_turbo_jpeg(
         first_width=16, first_height=12, second_width=8, second_height=6
     )
-    with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg
-    ):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         jpeg_bytes = scale_jpeg_camera_image(camera_image, 8, 6)
 
@@ -51,12 +45,10 @@ def test_scale_jpeg_camera_image():
 def test_turbojpeg_load_failure():
     """Handle libjpegturbo not being installed."""
 
-    with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG", side_effect=Exception
-    ):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG", side_effect=Exception):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         assert TurboJPEGSingleton.instance() is False
 
-    with patch("homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG"):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG"):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         assert TurboJPEGSingleton.instance()
diff --git a/tests/components/homekit/test_type_cameras.py b/tests/components/homekit/test_type_cameras.py
index e3444ca23e4286..0c002fa7213b78 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit/test_type_cameras.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit/test_type_cameras.py
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ async def test_camera_stream_source_configured(hass, run_driver, events):
     turbo_jpeg = mock_turbo_jpeg(
         first_width=16, first_height=12, second_width=300, second_height=200
     )
-    with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.homekit.img_util.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg
-    ):
+    with patch("turbojpeg.TurboJPEG", return_value=turbo_jpeg):
         TurboJPEGSingleton()
         assert await hass.async_add_executor_job(
             acc.get_snapshot, {"aid": 2, "image-width": 300, "image-height": 200}