diff --git a/django/utils/asyncio.py b/django/utils/asyncio.py
index 740ce5481a..b8e14f1f68 100644
--- a/django/utils/asyncio.py
+++ b/django/utils/asyncio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import asyncio
-import functools
 import os
+from asyncio import get_running_loop
+from functools import wraps
 
 from django.core.exceptions import SynchronousOnlyOperation
 
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ def async_unsafe(message):
     the function while in an async context will get an error message.
     """
     def decorator(func):
-        @functools.wraps(func)
+        @wraps(func)
         def inner(*args, **kwargs):
-            if not os.environ.get('DJANGO_ALLOW_ASYNC_UNSAFE'):
-                # Detect a running event loop in this thread.
-                try:
-                    asyncio.get_running_loop()
-                except RuntimeError:
-                    pass
-                else:
+            # Detect a running event loop in this thread.
+            try:
+                get_running_loop()
+            except RuntimeError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                if not os.environ.get('DJANGO_ALLOW_ASYNC_UNSAFE'):
                     raise SynchronousOnlyOperation(message)
             # Pass onward.
             return func(*args, **kwargs)