diff --git a/basis/io/backend/unix/macosx/macosx.factor b/basis/io/backend/unix/macosx/macosx.factor
index ba6c26760f..c1e31d1f6d 100644
--- a/basis/io/backend/unix/macosx/macosx.factor
+++ b/basis/io/backend/unix/macosx/macosx.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 USING: init io.backend io.backend.unix
 io.backend.unix.multiplexers io.backend.unix.multiplexers.kqueue
 io.backend.unix.multiplexers.run-loop namespaces system vocabs ;
+<< "io.files.unix" require >> ! needed for deploy
 IN: io.backend.unix.macosx
 
 SINGLETON: macosx-kqueue
@@ -17,5 +18,3 @@ macosx set-io-backend
 
 [ start-signal-pipe-thread ]
 "io.backend.unix:signal-pipe-thread" add-startup-hook
-
-"io.files.unix" require ! needed for deploy