diff --git a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
index e2a816f585..980cfe6de6 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def importorskip(
         warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
         try:
             __import__(modname)
-        except ImportError as exc:
+        except ModuleNotFoundError as exc:
             if reason is None:
                 reason = f"could not import {modname!r}: {exc}"
             raise Skipped(reason, allow_module_level=True) from None