diff --git a/kvui.py b/kvui.py
index f83590a819d5..65cf52c7a4aa 100644
--- a/kvui.py
+++ b/kvui.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import re
 from collections import deque
 
+assert "kivy" not in sys.modules, "kvui should be imported before kivy for frozen compatibility"
+
 if sys.platform == "win32":
     import ctypes