diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 8dd304e85eb4a6..02e6cccf77d1eb 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ 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);
 };