1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index d6a77b8875..c871f8e8d3 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const { defineProperty } = Object;
 
 // Lazily loaded
 var util = null;
+var buffer;
 
 function makeNodeError(Base) {
   return class NodeError extends Base {
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ function makeNodeError(Base) {
   };
 }
 
+function lazyBuffer() {
+  if (buffer === undefined)
+    buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
+  return buffer;
+}
+
 // A specialized Error that includes an additional info property with
 // additional information about the error condition. The code key will
 // be extracted from the context object or the ERR_SYSTEM_ERROR default
@@ -108,7 +115,8 @@ class SystemError extends makeNodeError(Error) {
   }
 
   set path(val) {
-    this[kInfo].path = val ? Buffer.from(val.toString()) : undefined;
+    this[kInfo].path = val ?
+      lazyBuffer().from(val.toString()) : undefined;
   }
 
   get dest() {
@@ -117,7 +125,8 @@ class SystemError extends makeNodeError(Error) {
   }
 
   set dest(val) {
-    this[kInfo].dest = val ? Buffer.from(val.toString()) : undefined;
+    this[kInfo].dest = val ?
+      lazyBuffer().from(val.toString()) : undefined;
   }
 }