diff --git a/python/cucim/src/cucim/skimage/morphology/_skeletonize.py b/python/cucim/src/cucim/skimage/morphology/_skeletonize.py
index 6193a17d..d0b8c6b4 100644
--- a/python/cucim/src/cucim/skimage/morphology/_skeletonize.py
+++ b/python/cucim/src/cucim/skimage/morphology/_skeletonize.py
@@ -253,12 +253,17 @@ def medial_axis(image, mask=None, return_distance=False, *, rng=None):
     """
     try:
         from skimage.morphology._skeletonize_cy import _skeletonize_loop
-    except ImportError as e:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "Could not find required private skimage Cython function:\n"
-            "\tskimage.morphology._skeletonize_cy._skeletonize_loop\n"
-        )
-        raise e
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from skimage.morphology._skeletonize_various_cy import (
+                _skeletonize_loop,
+            )  # noqa: E501
+        except ImportError as e:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Could not find required private skimage Cython function:\n"
+                "\tskimage.morphology._skeletonize_cy._skeletonize_loop\n"
+            )
+            raise e
 
     if mask is None:
         # masked_image is modified in-place later so make a copy of the input