diff --git a/moment.js b/moment.js
index 1b129716ac..ac6aad14c8 100644
--- a/moment.js
+++ b/moment.js
@@ -1850,7 +1850,8 @@
             try {
                 oldLocale = globalLocale._abbr;
                 var aliasedRequire = require;
-                aliasedRequire('./locale/' + name);
+                var path = aliasedRequire('path');
+                aliasedRequire(path.resolve(__dirname, './locale/' + name));
                 getSetGlobalLocale(oldLocale);
             } catch (e) {}
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/locale/locales.js b/src/lib/locale/locales.js
index b0e030dba8..a689c97e94 100644
--- a/src/lib/locale/locales.js
+++ b/src/lib/locale/locales.js
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ function loadLocale(name) {
         try {
             oldLocale = globalLocale._abbr;
             var aliasedRequire = require;
-            aliasedRequire('./locale/' + name);
+            var path = aliasedRequire('path');
+            aliasedRequire(path.resolve(__dirname, './locale/' + name));
             getSetGlobalLocale(oldLocale);
         } catch (e) {}
     }