diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 9d041999da..3d66cb19c0 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ Module.prototype._compile = function (content, filename) {
       sandbox.__filename  = filename;
       sandbox.__dirname   = dirname;
       sandbox.module      = self;
-      sandbox.root        = sandbox;
+      sandbox.root        = global;
 
       Script.runInNewContext(content, sandbox, filename);