diff --git a/lib/utils/makeRequest.js b/lib/utils/makeRequest.js
index fa1327027..ebb6fb336 100644
--- a/lib/utils/makeRequest.js
+++ b/lib/utils/makeRequest.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ function xmlHttpRequest() {
   if (typeof XMLHttpRequest !== 'undefined') {
     return new XMLHttpRequest();
   }
-
+  pretendingNotToRequire = require;
   var module = 'xmlhttprequest';
-  var request = require(module).XMLHttpRequest;
+  var request = pretendingNotToRequire(module).XMLHttpRequest;
   return new request();
 }