diff --git a/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/templates/static_content.html b/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/templates/static_content.html
index 361b9469d9..4d623b5390 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/templates/static_content.html
+++ b/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/templates/static_content.html
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ source, template_path = Loader(engine).load_template_source(path)
   <script type="text/javascript">
     (function (require) {
       % if settings.REQUIRE_DEBUG:
-        require_module(module_name, class_name);
+          (function (require) {
+              require(['${module_name | n, js_escaped_string}'], function (${class_name | n, decode.utf8}) {
+                  ${caller.body() | n, decode.utf8}
+              });
+          }).call(this, require || RequireJS.require);
       % else:
         ## The "raw" parameter is specified to avoid the URL from being further maninpulated by
         ## static_replace calls (as woudl happen if require_module is used within courseware).