diff --git a/jupyter-ioloop.el b/jupyter-ioloop.el
index 56bc9f4c..4ae320c5 100644
--- a/jupyter-ioloop.el
+++ b/jupyter-ioloop.el
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 (require 'jupyter-base)
 (require 'zmq)
+(eval-and-compile (zmq-load))
 (eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))
 
 (defvar jupyter-ioloop-poller nil
diff --git a/jupyter-zmq-channel.el b/jupyter-zmq-channel.el
index 0c4c6f86..d6e08f4f 100644
--- a/jupyter-zmq-channel.el
+++ b/jupyter-zmq-channel.el
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 (require 'jupyter-messages)
 (require 'zmq)
+(eval-and-compile (zmq-load))
 (require 'jupyter-channel)
 (eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))