diff --git a/lib/image.js b/lib/image.js
index f51c702c3..2788a5d93 100644
--- a/lib/image.js
+++ b/lib/image.js
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 
 const bindings = require('./bindings')
 const Image = module.exports = bindings.Image
-const get = require('simple-get')
 const util = require('util')
 
+// Lazily loaded simple-get
+let get;
+
 const {GetSource, SetSource} = bindings;
 
 Object.defineProperty(Image.prototype, 'src', {
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ Object.defineProperty(Image.prototype, 'src', {
           }
         }
 
+        if (!get) get = require('simple-get');
+
         get.concat(val, (err, res, data) => {
           if (err) return onerror(err)