diff --git a/extra/oracle/oracle-tests.factor b/extra/oracle/oracle-tests.factor
index 7006bde23a..2f957ac4a9 100755
--- a/extra/oracle/oracle-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/oracle/oracle-tests.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-USING: oracle oracle.liboci prettyprint tools.test ;
+USING: oracle oracle.liboci prettyprint tools.test
+kernel ;
 
 [
     "testuser" "testpassword" "//localhost/test1" log-on .