diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
index d105a43d9b..8ca8dea7d1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
       sig { returns(NamedArgs) }
       def named
+        require "formula"
         self[:named]
       end