diff --git a/src/lib/locale/locales.js b/src/lib/locale/locales.js
index d8bb937c95..2f5f2d8b0c 100644
--- a/src/lib/locale/locales.js
+++ b/src/lib/locale/locales.js
@@ -46,22 +46,23 @@ function chooseLocale(names) {
 }
 
 function loadLocale(name) {
-    var oldLocale = null,
-        // workaround for React Native 0.49+
-        pretendingNotToRequire = require;
+    var oldLocale = null;
 
     // TODO: Find a better way to register and load all the locales in Node
     if (!locales[name] && (typeof module !== 'undefined') &&
             module && module.exports) {
         oldLocale = globalLocale._abbr;
         try {
-            pretendingNotToRequire('moment/locale/' + name);
+            // workaround for React Native 0.49+
+            var pretendingNotToRequireV1 = require;
+            pretendingNotToRequireV1('moment/locale/' + name);
         } catch (e) {
             // In the test environment, the external module 'moment'
             // can't be resolved because we're running inside it.
             // Fallback to using the old relative import
             try {
-                pretendingNotToRequire('./locale/' + name);
+                var pretendingNotToRequireV2 = require;
+                pretendingNotToRequireV2('./locale/' + name);
             } catch (e) { }
         }