diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 37f2a07ba2..136a66a6c1 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const uv = process.binding('uv');
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
-const Debug = require('vm').runInDebugContext('Debug');
 const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
+var Debug;
 
 const formatRegExp = /%[sdj%]/g;
 exports.format = function(f) {
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ function arrayToHash(array) {
 
 
 function inspectPromise(p) {
+  Debug = Debug || require('vm').runInDebugContext('Debug');
   var mirror = Debug.MakeMirror(p, true);
   if (!mirror.isPromise())
     return null;