diff --git a/core/js/src/node/initializers.kt b/core/js/src/node/initializers.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40e5ff070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/js/src/node/initializers.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.io.node
+
+internal actual fun bufferInitializer(): BufferModule? = js("eval('require')('buffer')")
+internal actual fun osInitializer(): Os? = js("eval('require')('os')")
+internal actual fun fsInitializer(): Fs? = js("eval('require')('fs')")
+internal actual fun pathInitializer(): Path? = js("eval('require')('path')")
diff --git a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/buffer.kt b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/buffer.kt
index a9e9029f5..dc79eaf9f 100644
--- a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/buffer.kt
+++ b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/buffer.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 package kotlinx.io.node
 
-import kotlinx.io.withCaughtException
-
 internal external interface BufferModule {
     val Buffer: BufferObj
 }
@@ -28,4 +26,4 @@ internal val buffer: BufferModule by lazy {
     loadModule("buffer", ::bufferInitializer)
 }
 
-private fun bufferInitializer(): BufferModule? = js("eval('require')('buffer')")
+internal expect fun bufferInitializer(): BufferModule?
diff --git a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/fs.kt b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/fs.kt
index 8a9718f0b..6ca09c872 100644
--- a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/fs.kt
+++ b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/fs.kt
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ internal val fs: Fs by lazy {
     loadModule("fs", ::fsInitializer)
 }
 
-private fun fsInitializer(): Fs? = js("eval('require')('fs')")
+internal expect fun fsInitializer(): Fs?
diff --git a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/os.kt b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/os.kt
index d197da091..38b60dff4 100644
--- a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/os.kt
+++ b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/os.kt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ internal val os: Os by lazy {
     loadModule("os", ::osInitializer)
 }
 
-private fun osInitializer(): Os? = js("eval('require')('os')")
+internal expect fun osInitializer(): Os?
diff --git a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/path.kt b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/path.kt
index 918b7afbf..3babaeb66 100644
--- a/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/path.kt
+++ b/core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/node/path.kt
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ internal val path: Path by lazy {
     loadModule("path", ::pathInitializer)
 }
 
-private fun pathInitializer(): Path? = js("eval('require')('path')")
+internal expect fun pathInitializer(): Path?
diff --git a/core/wasmJs/src/node/initializers.kt b/core/wasmJs/src/node/initializers.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40e5ff070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/wasmJs/src/node/initializers.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.io.node
+
+internal actual fun bufferInitializer(): BufferModule? = js("eval('require')('buffer')")
+internal actual fun osInitializer(): Os? = js("eval('require')('os')")
+internal actual fun fsInitializer(): Fs? = js("eval('require')('fs')")
+internal actual fun pathInitializer(): Path? = js("eval('require')('path')")