diff --git a/scheme/read.sld b/scheme/read.sld
index 8f0753d2..3c64586a 100644
--- a/scheme/read.sld
+++ b/scheme/read.sld
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 (define-library (scheme read)
+  (import (scheme base))
   (export
     read  ;; what about issues with read/cyc-read in csi???
     read-all