diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
index c2a34b7711..4e4cb11c1d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let outputFileSync = require("output-file-sync");
 let pathExists     = require("path-exists");
-let chokidar       = require("chokidar");
 let slash          = require("slash");
 let path           = require("path");
 let util           = require("./util");
@@ -65,6 +64,8 @@ module.exports = function (commander, filenames) {
   _.each(filenames, handle);
 
   if (commander.watch) {
+    let chokidar = require("chokidar");
+
     _.each(filenames, function (dirname) {
       let watcher = chokidar.watch(dirname, {
         persistent: true,
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/file.js b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/file.js
index 01ec93c711..9ab05ed696 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/file.js
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/file.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 let convertSourceMap = require("convert-source-map");
 let pathExists       = require("path-exists");
 let sourceMap        = require("source-map");
-let chokidar         = require("chokidar");
 let slash            = require("slash");
 let path             = require("path");
 let util             = require("./util");
@@ -133,6 +132,7 @@ module.exports = function (commander, filenames, opts) {
     walk();
 
     if (commander.watch) {
+      let chokidar = require("chokidar");
       chokidar.watch(filenames, {
         persistent: true,
         ignoreInitial: true