diff --git a/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py b/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
index 277e34a1..05662ab2 100644
--- a/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
+++ b/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ class DeepseekV4MegaMoEExperts(nn.Module):
     ) -> bool:
         # Progress bar for k8s/docker liveness during GPU upload
         if DeepseekV4MegaMoEExperts._weight_load_count == 0:
-            DeepseekV4MegaMoEExperts._weight_load_tqdm = tqdm(
+            from tqdm import tqdm as _tqdm
+            DeepseekV4MegaMoEExperts._weight_load_tqdm = _tqdm(
                 total=self.num_local_experts * 20,  # ~20 tensors per expert
                 desc="  Loading Native NVFP4 Expert Weights",
                 unit="tensor",