diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cffc35b91c..53f238b338 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Release date: TBA
 ..
   Put bug fixes that should not wait for a new minor version here
 
+* Fixed a false positive for ``unused-import`` where everything
+  was not analyzed properly inside typing guards.
+
 ..
   Insert your changelog randomly, it will reduce merge conflicts
   (Ie. not necessarily at the end)
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/variables.py b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
index fa3c0867e0..0d327aea8e 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/variables.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ def _assigned_locally(name_node):
 
 def _is_type_checking_import(node: Union[nodes.Import, nodes.ImportFrom]) -> bool:
     """Check if an import node is guarded by a TYPE_CHECKS guard"""
-    for ancestor in node.node_ancestors():
-        if isinstance(ancestor, nodes.If):
-            if ancestor.test.as_string() in TYPING_TYPE_CHECKS_GUARDS:
-                return True
-    return False
+    return any(
+        isinstance(ancestor, nodes.If)
+        and ancestor.test.as_string() in TYPING_TYPE_CHECKS_GUARDS
+        for ancestor in node.node_ancestors()
+    )
 
 
 def _has_locals_call_after_node(stmt, scope):