diff --git a/spacy/util.py b/spacy/util.py
index c43943ef7..4d68e829c 100644
--- a/spacy/util.py
+++ b/spacy/util.py
@@ -1065,8 +1065,7 @@ def import_file(name: str, loc: Union[str, Path]) -> ModuleType:
     loc (str / Path): Path to the file.
     RETURNS: The loaded module.
     """
-    loc = str(loc)
-    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, loc)
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, str(loc))
     module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(module)
     return module