diff --git a/railties/lib/console_with_helpers.rb b/railties/lib/console_with_helpers.rb
index 79018a9f76..be453a6896 100644
--- a/railties/lib/console_with_helpers.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/console_with_helpers.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def helper(*helper_names)
   end
 end
 
-require 'application'
+require_dependency 'application'
 
 class << helper 
   include_all_modules_from ActionView