diff --git a/gui-lib/racket/gui/interactive.rkt b/gui-lib/racket/gui/interactive.rkt
index a7f1fc73..b48975a5 100644
--- a/gui-lib/racket/gui/interactive.rkt
+++ b/gui-lib/racket/gui/interactive.rkt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#lang racket/gui
+#lang racket/base
+
+(require racket/gui/base)
 
 (let ([init-file (cleanse-path (find-graphical-system-path 'init-file))])
   (when (file-exists? init-file)