diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 669ee51..712e1b2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ Deps.prototype.getTransforms = function (file, pkg, opts) {
     }
     
     function loadTransform (id, trOpts, cb) {
-        var params = { basedir: path.dirname(file) };
+        var params = {
+            basedir: trOpts.basedir || path.dirname(file)
+        };
         nodeResolve(id, params, function nr (err, res, again) {
             if (err && again) return cb(err);