diff --git a/lib/awful/client.lua.in b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
index ab25b2ecb..96509c87c 100644
--- a/lib/awful/client.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local pairs = pairs
 local ipairs = ipairs
 local table = table
 local math = math
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local capi =
 {
diff --git a/lib/awful/tag.lua.in b/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
index e4589d857..f19b59012 100644
--- a/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 local util = require("awful.util")
 local pairs = pairs
 local ipairs = ipairs
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local capi =
 {
     hooks = hooks,
diff --git a/lib/awful/titlebar.lua.in b/lib/awful/titlebar.lua.in
index 0c3b65fd4..04b27366c 100644
--- a/lib/awful/titlebar.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/titlebar.lua.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 local math = math
 local image = image
 local pairs = pairs
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local capi =
 {
     wibox = wibox,
diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/common.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/common.lua.in
index a94fb866a..935b76657 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/common.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/common.lua.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -- Grab environment we need
 local math = math
 local type = type
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local ipairs = ipairs
 local capi = { widget = widget,
                button = button }
diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
index e489fb8aa..4643423c9 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local capi = { widget = widget,
                screen = screen,
                image = image,
                client = client }
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local type = type
 local pairs = pairs
 local ipairs = ipairs
diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/tasklist.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/tasklist.lua.in
index eae23ef14..1527b977c 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/tasklist.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/tasklist.lua.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 local capi = { screen = screen,
                image = image,
                client = client }
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local ipairs = ipairs
 local table = table
 local hooks = require("awful.hooks")
diff --git a/lib/tabulous.lua.in b/lib/tabulous.lua.in
index caf9819d4..ebf520b1d 100644
--- a/lib/tabulous.lua.in
+++ b/lib/tabulous.lua.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ local capi = { client = client }
 local table = table
 local pairs = pairs
 local awful = require('awful')
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 
 --- Fabulous tabs
 module("tabulous")
diff --git a/lib/telak.lua.in b/lib/telak.lua.in
index eb755caa0..255bb2131 100644
--- a/lib/telak.lua.in
+++ b/lib/telak.lua.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local os = os
 local io = io
 local http = require("socket.http")
 local ltn12 = require("ltn12")
-local otable = otable
+local otable = require("otable")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local util = require("awful.util")
 local hooks = require("awful.hooks")