diff --git a/prelude.js b/prelude.js
index 2b7e4c3..f51bee5 100644
--- a/prelude.js
+++ b/prelude.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 // modules are defined as an array
 // [ module function, map of requireuires ]
 //
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
                 if (previousRequire) return previousRequire(name, true);
                 throw new Error('Cannot find module \'' + name + '\'');
             }
-            var m = cache[name] = {exports:{}};
+            var m = cache[name] = {exports:{},require:newRequire};
             modules[name][0].call(m.exports, function(x){
                 var id = modules[name][1][x];
                 return newRequire(id ? id : x);