diff --git a/snippet.el b/snippet.el
index d6ea21e..0b18e66 100644
--- a/snippet.el
+++ b/snippet.el
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
+(require 'cl-lib)
 
 
 ;;; the define-snippet macro and its helpers