diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index 98236b07..efc67e9a 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ function RecipesPipeline.preprocess_attributes!(plotattributes::AKW)
 
     # warnings for moved recipes
     st = get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :path)
-    if st in (:boxplot, :violin, :density) && !isdefined(Main, :StatsPlots)
+    if st in (:boxplot, :violin, :density) && !haskey(Base.loaded_modules, Base.PkgId(Base.UUID("f3b207a7-027a-5e70-b257-86293d7955fd"), "StatsPlots"))
         @warn(
             "seriestype $st has been moved to StatsPlots.  To use: \`Pkg.add(\"StatsPlots\"); using StatsPlots\`"
         )