diff --git a/gash/gash.scm b/gash/gash.scm
index 38c60e7..3b48dcc 100644
--- a/gash/gash.scm
+++ b/gash/gash.scm
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:export (main))
 
-(catch #t
-  (lambda _ (use-modules (ice-9 readline)))
-  (lambda (key . args)
-    (use-modules (gash readline))))
+(eval-when (expand load eval)
+  (catch #t
+    (lambda _ (use-modules (ice-9 readline)))
+    (lambda (key . args)
+      (use-modules (gash readline)))))
 
 (define (display-help)
   (display (string-append "\