diff --git a/litex/build/xilinx/vivado.py b/litex/build/xilinx/vivado.py
index eac6c6b7f..9eb08e2b6 100644
--- a/litex/build/xilinx/vivado.py
+++ b/litex/build/xilinx/vivado.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import math
-from distutils import spawn
+from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 
 from migen.fhdl.structure import _Fragment
 
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ def _run_vivado(build_name, vivado_path, source, ver=None):
         command = build_script_file
     else:
         build_script_contents = "# Autogenerated by Migen\nset -e\n"
-
-        # No reason to search for vivado if it's already in our $PATH
-        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/377017/test-if-executable-exists-in-python
-        if not spawn.find_executable("vivado"):
+        # Only source Vivado settings if not already in our $PATH
+        if not find_executable("vivado"):
             # For backwards compatibility with ISE paths, also
             # look for a version in a subdirectory named "Vivado"
             # under the current directory.