diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index 470bc0d68597ab7..d4e486da15a8d7a 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
 __author__ = 'Ka-Ping Yee <ping@zesty.ca>'
 
 # The recognized platforms - known behaviors
-if sys.platform in ('win32', 'darwin', 'emscripten', 'wasi'):
+if sys.platform in {'win32', 'darwin', 'emscripten', 'wasi'}:
     _AIX = _LINUX = False
+elif sys.platform == 'linux':
+    _LINUX = True
+    _AIX = False
 else:
     import platform
     _platform_system = platform.system()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2024-02-08-08-51-37.gh-issue-109653.QHLW4w.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2024-02-08-08-51-37.gh-issue-109653.QHLW4w.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..97e0c8df326d694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2024-02-08-08-51-37.gh-issue-109653.QHLW4w.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve import time of :mod:`uuid` on Linux.