diff --git a/beets/ui/commands/import_/__init__.py b/beets/ui/commands/import_/__init__.py
index 5dba71fa8..b2991f183 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands/import_/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands/import_/__init__.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def import_func(lib, opts, args: list[str]):
 
         # If all paths were read from a logfile, and none of them exist, throw
         # an error
-        if not paths:
+        if not byte_paths:
             raise ui.UserError("none of the paths are importable")
 
     import_files(lib, byte_paths, query)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1225f4f9f..366af9ff0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Bug fixes:
   the default config path. :bug:`5652`
 - :doc:`plugins/lyrics`: Accepts strings for lyrics sources (previously only
   accepted a list of strings). :bug:`5962`
+- Fix a bug introduced in release 2.4.0 where import from any valid
+  import-log-file always threw a "none of the paths are importable" error.
 
 For plugin developers: