diff --git a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
index 96f750897d0..2088f39b37e 100644
--- a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
+++ b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const {app, ipcMain, webContents, BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
 const {getAllWebContents} = process.atomBinding('web_contents')
 const renderProcessPreferences = process.atomBinding('render_process_preferences').forAllWebContents()
 
+const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const url = require('url')
diff --git a/lib/browser/init.js b/lib/browser/init.js
index 6ff328830e5..fb1688d0cc7 100644
--- a/lib/browser/init.js
+++ b/lib/browser/init.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const util = require('util')
diff --git a/lib/browser/rpc-server.js b/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
index ed8b29add69..31e5a37732c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
+++ b/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
 const electron = require('electron')
 const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 const {ipcMain, isPromise, webContents} = electron
diff --git a/lib/common/asar.js b/lib/common/asar.js
index 40fdec9494e..230e3113daa 100644
--- a/lib/common/asar.js
+++ b/lib/common/asar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (function () {
   const asar = process.binding('atom_common_asar')
+  const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
   const childProcess = require('child_process')
   const path = require('path')
   const util = require('util')
diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
index 7f7672327a4..a3a4443413d 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
 const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 const {ipcRenderer, isPromise, CallbacksRegistry} = require('electron')