diff --git a/modules/import.module b/modules/import.module
index 1926605b4ec3367486c5efb2820379914c6875af..62d251125b20047ada711c948711fd7288f2b921 100644
--- a/modules/import.module
+++ b/modules/import.module
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function import_update() {
 function import_format_item($item, $feed = 0) {
   global $user;
 
-  if ($user->uid && user_access("maintain personal blog")) {
+  if ($user->uid && module_exist("blog") && user_access("maintain personal blog")) {
     $output .= "<div class=\"icon\">". l("<img src=\"". theme("image", "blog.gif") ."\" alt=\"". t("blog it") ."\" title=\"". t("blog it") ."\" />", "node/add/blog&amp;iid=$item->iid", array("title" => t("Comment on this news item in your personal blog."), "class" => "blog-it")) ."</div>";
   }