diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 5b57b3603f..9461f2d820 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var
   sys = require('sys'),
-  events = require('events');
+  events = require('events'),
+  fs = require('fs');
 
 exports.Stats = process.Stats;