diff --git a/atom/common/lib/init.coffee b/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
index 5594fd8dad5f..49b1875725e0 100644
--- a/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
@@ -43,4 +43,13 @@ asar.wrapFsWithAsar fs
 # Make graceful-fs work with asar.
 source = process.binding 'natives'
 source.originalFs = source.fs
-source.fs = "module.exports = require('fs');"
+source.fs = """
+  var src = '(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { ' +
+            process.binding('natives').originalFs +
+            ' });';
+  var vm = require('vm');
+  var fn = vm.runInThisContext(src, { filename: 'fs.js' });
+  fn(exports, require, module);
+  var asar = require('#{__dirname}/asar');
+  asar.wrapFsWithAsar(exports);
+"""