diff --git a/collects/drracket/private/language-configuration.rkt b/collects/drracket/private/language-configuration.rkt
index 4fd7dc3e96..8468b46205 100644
--- a/collects/drracket/private/language-configuration.rkt
+++ b/collects/drracket/private/language-configuration.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #lang racket/base
-  (require mred/mred ;; ensure that this module is always loaded since it is shared below for pretty big
+  (require (prefix-in : mred/mred) ;; ensure that this module is always loaded since it is shared below for pretty big
            racket/unit
            mrlib/hierlist
            racket/class