diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index c59fdf8a4af11e..79ed314295b08f 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ const SEND_BUFFER = false;
 
 // Lazily loaded
 let cluster = null;
+function lazyLoadCluster() {
+  if (!cluster) cluster = require('cluster');
+}
 
 const errnoException = errors.errnoException;
 const exceptionWithHostPort = errors.exceptionWithHostPort;
@@ -200,8 +203,7 @@ function bufferSize(self, size, buffer) {
 
 // Query primary process to get the server handle and utilize it.
 function bindServerHandle(self, options, errCb) {
-  if (!cluster)
-    cluster = require('cluster');
+  lazyLoadCluster();
 
   const state = self[kStateSymbol];
   cluster._getServer(self, options, (err, handle) => {
@@ -262,8 +264,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port_, address_ /* , callback */) {
     const exclusive = !!port.exclusive;
     const state = this[kStateSymbol];
 
-    if (!cluster)
-      cluster = require('cluster');
+    lazyLoadCluster();
 
     if (cluster.isWorker && !exclusive) {
       bindServerHandle(this, {
@@ -325,8 +326,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port_, address_ /* , callback */) {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!cluster)
-      cluster = require('cluster');
+    lazyLoadCluster();
 
     let flags = 0;
     if (state.reuseAddr)