diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 23afbe2..bb1da22 100755
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -402,21 +402,11 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         ret = Result()
         for module, names in self.imports.items():
             if None in names:
-                e = HyExpression([
-                        HySymbol("import"),
-                        HySymbol(module),
-                    ]).replace(expr)
-                ret += self.compile(e)
+                ret += self.compile(mkexpr('import', module).replace(expr))
             names = sorted(name for name in names if name)
             if names:
-                e = HyExpression([
-                        HySymbol("import"),
-                        HyList([
-                            HySymbol(module),
-                            HyList([HySymbol(name) for name in names])
-                        ])
-                    ]).replace(expr)
-                ret += self.compile(e)
+                ret += self.compile(mkexpr('import',
+                    mklist(module, mklist(*names))))
         self.imports = defaultdict(set)
         return ret.stmts