diff --git a/src/sage/repl/ipython_extension.py b/src/sage/repl/ipython_extension.py
index f9ed38b3ef6..2846df77bef 100644
--- a/src/sage/repl/ipython_extension.py
+++ b/src/sage/repl/ipython_extension.py
@@ -432,7 +432,10 @@ def __init__(self, shell=None):
         self.init_inspector()
         self.init_line_transforms()
 
-        import sage.all # until sage's import hell is fixed
+        try:
+            import sage.all # until sage's import hell is fixed
+        except ImportError:
+            import sage.all__sagemath_repl
 
         self.shell.verbose_quit = True