diff --git a/hypertiling/check_numba.py b/hypertiling/check_numba.py
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+++ b/hypertiling/check_numba.py
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+try:
+    from numba import njit
+    AVAILABLE = True
+except:
+    AVAILABLE = False
+
+
+def check_numba(f):
+    if AVAILABLE:
+        return njit(f)
+    else:
+        return f