diff --git a/pkgs/compiler-pkgs/compiler-lib/compiler/decompile.rkt b/pkgs/compiler-pkgs/compiler-lib/compiler/decompile.rkt
index 3edead45c4..8f5e35bced 100644
--- a/pkgs/compiler-pkgs/compiler-lib/compiler/decompile.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/compiler-pkgs/compiler-lib/compiler/decompile.rkt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
              (namespace-require ''#%flfxnum)
              (namespace-require ''#%extfl)
              (namespace-require ''#%futures)
+             (namespace-require ''#%foreign)
              (for/list ([l (namespace-mapped-symbols)])
                (cons l (with-handlers ([exn:fail? (lambda (x) #f)])
                          (compile l))))))]