diff --git a/packages/dl-asset/src/raw.ts b/packages/dl-asset/src/raw.ts
index fb4aa612f0..d863edaae2 100644
--- a/packages/dl-asset/src/raw.ts
+++ b/packages/dl-asset/src/raw.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { TypedArray } from "@thi.ng/api";
-import { isString } from "@thi.ng/checks";
+import { isString } from "@thi.ng/checks/is-string";
 import type { DownloadOpts } from "./api";
 
 /**