diff --git a/src/make.tcl b/src/make.tcl
index 7e8a29fb..c31f1c75 100644
--- a/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/make.tcl
@@ -1939,6 +1939,8 @@ if {$::punkboot::command eq "projectversion"} {
     puts stdout $sep
     exit 0
 }
+
+if {$::punkboot::command eq "shell"} {
     package require struct::list
     package require punk
     package require punk::repl