diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index b51772ad59dbee..a068bffa7d9056 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Module.prototype.load = function(filename) {
 Module.prototype.require = function(path) {
   assert(path, 'missing path');
   assert(typeof path === 'string', 'path must be a string');
-  return Module._load(path, this);
+  return Module._load(path, this, /* isMain */ false);
 };