diff --git a/lib/async.js b/lib/async.js
index b7a37057..a38c0cfb 100644
--- a/lib/async.js
+++ b/lib/async.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function resolve (x, opts, cb) {
     
     var extensions = opts.extensions || [ '.js' ];
     var y = opts.basedir || path.dirname(caller());
-    var modules = opts.modules || 'node_modules';
+    var modules = opts.moduleDirectory || 'node_modules';
     
     opts.paths = opts.paths || [];
     
diff --git a/lib/sync.js b/lib/sync.js
index ba163778..9403d71e 100644
--- a/lib/sync.js
+++ b/lib/sync.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function (x, opts) {
     
     var extensions = opts.extensions || [ '.js' ];
     var y = opts.basedir || path.dirname(caller());
-    var modules = opts.modules || 'node_modules';
+    var modules = opts.moduleDirectory || 'node_modules';
 
     opts.paths = opts.paths || [];
 
diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index 9f57e199..9a9955b9 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ at the "main" field
 * opts.paths - require.paths array to use if nothing is found on the normal
 node_modules recursive walk (probably don't use this)
 
+* opts.moduleDirectory - directory to recursively look for modules in. default:
+`"node_modules"`
+
 default `opts` values:
 
 ``` javascript
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ default `opts` values:
             else if (err) cb(err)
             else cb(null, stat.isFile())
         });
-    }
+    },
+    moduleDirectory: 'node_modules'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -104,6 +108,9 @@ at the "main" field
 * opts.paths - require.paths array to use if nothing is found on the normal
 node_modules recursive walk (probably don't use this)
 
+* opts.moduleDirectory - directory to recursively look for modules in. default:
+`"node_modules"`
+
 default `opts` values:
 
 ``` javascript
@@ -115,7 +122,8 @@ default `opts` values:
     isFile: function (file) {
         try { return fs.statSync(file).isFile() }
         catch (e) { return false }
-    }
+    },
+    moduleDirectory: 'node_modules'
 }
 ````