diff --git a/src/require.coffee b/src/require.coffee
index ad53b89fd..789b1418b 100644
--- a/src/require.coffee
+++ b/src/require.coffee
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ __exists = (path) ->
   OSX.NSFileManager.defaultManager.fileExistsAtPath path
 
 __read = (path) ->
-  OSX.NSString.stringWithContentsOfFile path
+  OSX.NSString.stringWithContentsOfFile(path).toString()
 
 __modules = {}