diff --git a/lisp/ob-shell.el b/lisp/ob-shell.el
index 4d24bbc44..b7c23b1a3 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-shell.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-shell.el
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 (require 'ob)
 (require 'shell)
-(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
+(require 'cl-lib)
 
 (declare-function org-babel-comint-in-buffer "ob-comint" (buffer &rest body)
 		  t)