diff --git a/lib/webpack/copy-files-loader.js b/lib/webpack/copy-files-loader.js
index 6ceb48c0..d95341e2 100644
--- a/lib/webpack/copy-files-loader.js
+++ b/lib/webpack/copy-files-loader.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const LoaderDependency = require('webpack/lib/dependencies/LoaderDependency');
-const fileLoader = require('file-loader'); // eslint-disable-line node/no-unpublished-require
 const loaderUtils = require('loader-utils');
 const path = require('path');
 
@@ -86,6 +85,8 @@ module.exports.default = function loader(source) {
         }
     });
 
+    const fileLoader = require('file-loader'); // eslint-disable-line node/no-unpublished-require
+
     // If everything is OK, let the file-loader do the copy
     return fileLoader.bind(this)(source);
 };