diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1d25568d7..4d6f92a202 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 # ==============================================================================
 # Copyright 2014 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright 2024 Fujitsu Limited
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
 ONEDAL_2021_3 = 2021 * 10000 + 3 * 100
 ONEDAL_2023_0_1 = 2023 * 10000 + 0 * 100 + 1
 is_onedal_iface = (
-    os.environ.get("OFF_ONEDAL_IFACE") is None and ONEDAL_VERSION >= ONEDAL_2021_3
+    os.environ.get("OFF_ONEDAL_IFACE", "0") == "0" and ONEDAL_VERSION >= ONEDAL_2021_3
 )
 
 d4p_version = (
diff --git a/sklearnex/__init__.py b/sklearnex/__init__.py
index c3f9e586e6..f9d8b21d1d 100755
--- a/sklearnex/__init__.py
+++ b/sklearnex/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # ==============================================================================
 # Copyright 2021 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright 2024 Fujitsu Limited
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ==============================================================================
 
-from onedal.common.hyperparameters import get_hyperparameters
+import os
 
 from . import utils
 from ._config import config_context, get_config, set_config
@@ -50,12 +51,13 @@
     "unpatch_sklearn",
     "utils",
 ]
+onedal_iface_flag = os.environ.get("OFF_ONEDAL_IFACE", "0")
+if onedal_iface_flag == "0":
+    from onedal import _is_spmd_backend
+    from onedal.common.hyperparameters import get_hyperparameters
 
-
-from onedal import _is_spmd_backend
-
-if _is_spmd_backend:
-    __all__.append("spmd")
+    if _is_spmd_backend:
+        __all__.append("spmd")
 
 
 from ._utils import set_sklearn_ex_verbose
diff --git a/sklearnex/dispatcher.py b/sklearnex/dispatcher.py
index 04bf07fe1f..a5194bc551 100644
--- a/sklearnex/dispatcher.py
+++ b/sklearnex/dispatcher.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # ==============================================================================
 # Copyright 2021 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright 2024 Fujitsu Limited
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 def _is_new_patching_available():
-    return os.environ.get("OFF_ONEDAL_IFACE") is None and daal_check_version(
+    return os.environ.get("OFF_ONEDAL_IFACE", "0") == "0" and daal_check_version(
         (2021, "P", 300)
     )