diff --git a/bin/spell b/bin/spell
index 3a6b4a3..eea05ca 100755
--- a/bin/spell
+++ b/bin/spell
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
 
+. 9.rc
 spellflags=()
 deroffargs=()
 fflag=''