diff --git a/contrib/import-checker.py b/contrib/import-checker.py
--- a/contrib/import-checker.py
+++ b/contrib/import-checker.py
@@ -260,10 +260,12 @@
                 break
         else:
             stdlib_prefixes.add(dirname)
+    sourceroot = os.path.dirname(sys.path[0])
     for libpath in sys.path:
-        # We want to walk everything in sys.path that starts with
-        # something in stdlib_prefixes.
-        if not any(libpath.startswith(p) for p in stdlib_prefixes):
+        # We want to walk everything in sys.paththat starts with something in
+        # stdlib_prefixes, but not directories from the hg sources.
+        if (libpath.startswith(sourceroot)
+            or not any(libpath.startswith(p) for p in stdlib_prefixes)):
             continue
         for top, dirs, files in os.walk(libpath):
             for i, d in reversed(list(enumerate(dirs))):