diff --git a/lib/spellchecker.js b/lib/spellchecker.js
index 9bce86c..b30455b 100644
--- a/lib/spellchecker.js
+++ b/lib/spellchecker.js
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 var path = require('path');
-var bindings = require('../build/Release/spellchecker.node');
+var loophole = require('loophole');
+var bindings = require('bindings')('spellchecker.node');
 
 var Spellchecker = bindings.Spellchecker;
 
 var defaultSpellcheck = null;
 
+var objc, pool;
+
+// Workaround NSSpellChecker bug
+// http://stackoverflow.com/a/31383060
+loophole.allowUnsafeNewFunction(function () {
+  try {
+    objc = require('nodobjc')
+    objc.import('Cocoa');
+    pool = objc.NSAutoreleasePool('alloc')('init');
+    objc.NSApplication('sharedApplication');
+    pool('release');
+  } catch (ex) {}
+});
+
 var setDictionary = function(lang, dictPath) {
   defaultSpellcheck = new Spellchecker();
   // NB: Windows 8 uses *dashes* to set the language (i.e. en-US), so if we fail
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da48e97..dbf5773 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     "jasmine-focused": "1.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "nan": "^2.0.0"
+    "bindings": "^1.2.1",
+    "loophole": "^1.1.0",
+    "nan": "^2.0.0",
+    "nodobjc": "^2.1.0"
   }
 }