diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
index b6fd71673..6b3bd6db1 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 mcl_util = {}
 
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()).."/roman_numerals.lua")
+local modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
+local modpath = minetest.get_modpath(modname)
+dofile(modpath.."/roman_numerals.lua")
 
 -- Updates all values in t using values from to*.
 function table.update(t, ...)