diff --git a/src/url.lua b/src/url.lua
index 65da57a..27e7928 100644
--- a/src/url.lua
+++ b/src/url.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
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 local Public, Private = {}, {}
+local socket = _G[LUASOCKET_LIBNAME] -- get LuaSocket namespace
 socket.url = Public
 
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