diff --git a/spec/index.spec.js b/spec/index.spec.js
index 6b969c7..9ac0949 100644
--- a/spec/index.spec.js
+++ b/spec/index.spec.js
@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ describe('Loader', function() {
     checkResult(loadedString, result);
   });
 
+  it('should return a plain javascript loadChildren async require statement', function() {
+    var result = [
+      'loadChildren: () => new Promise(function (resolve) {',
+      '  require.ensure([], function (require) {',
+      '    resolve(require(\'./path/to/file.module\')[\'FileModule\']);',
+      '  });',
+      '})'
+    ];
+
+    var loadedString = loader.call({
+      resourcePath: resourcePath.replace('.ts', '.js'),
+      query: query
+    }, `loadChildren: '${modulePath}'`);
+
+    checkResult(loadedString, result);
+  });
+
   it('should return a loadChildren sync require statement', function() {
     var result = [
       'loadChildren: function() {',
diff --git a/spec/utils.spec.js b/spec/utils.spec.js
index 5c75a4f..fd68b50 100644
--- a/spec/utils.spec.js
+++ b/spec/utils.spec.js
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ describe('Utils', function() {
       getRequireLoader('path', undefined, 'name', true).should.eql(result.join(''));
     });
 
+    it('should return an asynchronous require loadChildren statement with vanilla javascript', function() {
+      var result = [
+        'loadChildren: () => new Promise(function (resolve) {',
+        '  require.ensure([], function (require) {',
+        '    resolve(' + getRequireString(path, name) + ');',
+        '  }, \'name\');',
+        '})'
+      ];
+      getRequireLoader('path', 'name', 'name', true, true).should.eql(result.join(''));
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('getSystemLoader', function() {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1f84a9e..75aa01e 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function(source, sourcemap) {
   // get the filename path
   var resourcePath = this.resourcePath;
   var filename = utils.getFilename(resourcePath);
+  var isJs = path.extname(resourcePath).toLowerCase() === '.js';
 
   var replacedSource = source.replace(loadChildrenRegex, function(match, loadString) {
     // check for query string in loadString
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ module.exports = function(source, sourcemap) {
     } else if (loader === 'system') {
       replacement = utils.getSystemLoader(filePath, moduleName, inline);
     } else {
-      replacement = utils.getRequireLoader(filePath, chunkName, moduleName, inline);
+      replacement = utils.getRequireLoader(filePath, chunkName, moduleName, inline, isJs);
     }
 
     if (debug) {
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index b478a9b..58d3227 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ module.exports.getSyncLoader = function(filePath, moduleName, inline) {
   return inline ? result.join('') : result.join('\n');
 };
 
-module.exports.getRequireLoader = function(filePath, chunkName, moduleName, inline) {
+module.exports.getRequireLoader = function(filePath, chunkName, moduleName, inline, isJs) {
   var requireString = module.exports.getRequireString(filePath, moduleName);
   var webpackChunkName = chunkName ? ', \'' + chunkName + '\'' : '';
 
   var result = [
     'loadChildren: () => new Promise(function (resolve) {',
-    '  (require as any).ensure([], function (require: any) {',
+    '  ' + (isJs ? 'require' : '(require as any)') + '.ensure([], function (' + (isJs ? 'require' : 'require: any') + ') {',
     '    resolve(' + requireString + ');',
     '  }' + webpackChunkName + ');',
     '})'