diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index 709dccd2230..dbe8fe40923 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 		self.validate_entries_for_advance()
 		self.validate_multi_currency()
 		self.set_amounts_in_company_currency()
-		self.validate_total_debit_and_credit()
+
+		# Do not validate while importing via data import
+		if not frappe.flags.in_import:
+			self.validate_total_debit_and_credit()
+
 		self.validate_against_jv()
 		self.validate_reference_doc()
 		self.set_against_account()
@@ -1047,4 +1051,4 @@ def make_reverse_journal_entry(source_name, target_doc=None):
 		},
 	}, target_doc)
 
-	return doclist 
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+	return doclist
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