diff --git a/ultralytics/data/dataset.py b/ultralytics/data/dataset.py
index c10adef8..3ed6a219 100644
--- a/ultralytics/data/dataset.py
+++ b/ultralytics/data/dataset.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from torch.utils.data import ConcatDataset
 
 from ultralytics.utils import LOCAL_RANK, NUM_THREADS, TQDM, colorstr
 from ultralytics.utils.ops import resample_segments
-from ultralytics.utils.torch_utils import TORCH_1_13
+from ultralytics.utils.torch_utils import TORCHVISION_0_18
 
 from .augment import (
     Compose,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class ClassificationDataset:
         import torchvision  # scope for faster 'import ultralytics'
 
         # Base class assigned as attribute rather than used as base class to allow for scoping slow torchvision import
-        if TORCH_1_13:  # 'allow_empty' argument first introduced in torch 1.13
+        if TORCHVISION_0_18:  # 'allow_empty' argument first introduced in torchvision 0.18
             self.base = torchvision.datasets.ImageFolder(root=root, allow_empty=True)
         else:
             self.base = torchvision.datasets.ImageFolder(root=root)
diff --git a/ultralytics/utils/torch_utils.py b/ultralytics/utils/torch_utils.py
index ca814b60..db17813f 100644
--- a/ultralytics/utils/torch_utils.py
+++ b/ultralytics/utils/torch_utils.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ TORCH_2_0 = check_version(torch.__version__, "2.0.0")
 TORCHVISION_0_10 = check_version(TORCHVISION_VERSION, "0.10.0")
 TORCHVISION_0_11 = check_version(TORCHVISION_VERSION, "0.11.0")
 TORCHVISION_0_13 = check_version(TORCHVISION_VERSION, "0.13.0")
+TORCHVISION_0_18 = check_version(TORCHVISION_VERSION, "0.18.0")
 
 
 @contextmanager