diff --git a/optimum/intel/utils/import_utils.py b/optimum/intel/utils/import_utils.py
index 7b2eeb540e..8f20752e5f 100644
--- a/optimum/intel/utils/import_utils.py
+++ b/optimum/intel/utils/import_utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from typing import Union
-
 from packaging.version import Version, parse
 
 
@@ -205,7 +204,10 @@ def is_torch_version(operation: str, version: str):
     """
     if not _torch_available:
         return False
-    return compare_versions(parse(_torch_version), operation, version)
+
+    import torch 
+
+    return compare_versions(parse(parse(torch.__version__).base_version), operation, version)
 
 
 def is_ipex_version(operation: str, version: str):