diff --git a/lib/requirejs/moodle-config.js b/lib/requirejs/moodle-config.js
index 108fc33d3edf8..acce48ee5c3fd 100644
--- a/lib/requirejs/moodle-config.js
+++ b/lib/requirejs/moodle-config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ var require = {
       // '*' means all modules will get 'jqueryprivate'
       // for their 'jquery' dependency.
       '*': { jquery: 'jqueryprivate' },
+      // Stub module for 'process'. This is a workaround for a bug in MathJax (see MDL-60458).
+      '*': { process: 'core/first' },
 
       // 'jquery-private' wants the real jQuery module
       // though. If this line was not here, there would
diff --git a/lib/requirejs/readme_moodle.txt b/lib/requirejs/readme_moodle.txt
index b0df977b044d1..17ce5e75f2364 100644
--- a/lib/requirejs/readme_moodle.txt
+++ b/lib/requirejs/readme_moodle.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 Description of import into Moodle:
 // Download from https://requirejs.org/docs/download.html
 // Put the require.js and require.min.js and LICENSE file in this folder.
+// Check if MDL-60458 workaround can be removed.