diff --git a/io_import_images_as_planes.py b/io_import_images_as_planes.py
index 8ce9b4c7515a4ee31f9f872fbd07b142af29634b..011580f93649cf970e737757a7954c4416f8dba5 100644
--- a/io_import_images_as_planes.py
+++ b/io_import_images_as_planes.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def mapset(self, value):
         and self.texture_slots[0].texture.type == 'IMAGE'
         and self.texture_slots[0].texture.image):
         self.texture_slots[0].texture.image.use_premultiply = value[5]
-    if self.alpha:
+    if self.use_transparency:
         self.texture_slots[0].use_map_alpha=True