diff --git a/src/coffee-script.js b/src/coffee-script.js
index efdcbb72b..b40a3d9d6 100644
--- a/src/coffee-script.js
+++ b/src/coffee-script.js
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 var crypto = require('crypto')
 var path = require('path')
-
-// The coffee-script compiler is required eagerly because:
-// 1. It is always used.
-// 2. It reassigns Error.prepareStackTrace, so we need to make sure that
-//    the 'source-map-support' module is installed *after* it is loaded.
-var CoffeeScript = require('coffee-script')
+var CoffeeScript = null
 
 exports.shouldCompile = function() {
   return true
@@ -24,6 +19,10 @@ exports.getCachePath = function(sourceCode) {
 }
 
 exports.compile = function(sourceCode, filePath) {
+  if (!CoffeeScript) {
+    CoffeeScript = require('coffee-script')
+  }
+
   var output = CoffeeScript.compile(sourceCode, {
     filename: filePath,
     sourceFiles: [filePath],
diff --git a/src/compile-cache.js b/src/compile-cache.js
index 366c58800..63ba008ae 100644
--- a/src/compile-cache.js
+++ b/src/compile-cache.js
@@ -130,3 +130,12 @@ require('source-map-support').install({
     }
   }
 })
+
+// This prevents coffee-script from reassigning `Error.prepareStackTrace` when
+// it is loaded.
+Object.defineProperty(Error, 'prepareStackTrace', {
+  value: Error.prepareStackTrace,
+  configurable: false,
+  enumerable: true,
+  writable: false
+})