diff --git a/src/vitest-environment-nuxt/runtime/render.ts b/src/vitest-environment-nuxt/runtime/render.ts
index 1f36837aa..85ad9dbfa 100644
--- a/src/vitest-environment-nuxt/runtime/render.ts
+++ b/src/vitest-environment-nuxt/runtime/render.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import {
   h,
   nextTick,
 } from 'vue'
-
-import {
-  type RenderOptions as TestingLibraryRenderOptions,
-  render as renderFromTestingLibrary,
+import type {
+   RenderOptions as TestingLibraryRenderOptions,
 } from '@testing-library/vue'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import type { RouteLocationRaw } from 'vue-router'
@@ -68,6 +66,8 @@ export async function renderSuspended<T>(
     ..._options
   } = options || {}
 
+  const { render : renderFromTestingLibrary } = await import('@testing-library/vue')
+
   // @ts-ignore untyped global __unctx__
   const { vueApp } = globalThis.__unctx__.get('nuxt-app').tryUse()
   const { render, setup } = component as DefineComponent<any, any>