diff --git a/druid/base/text.lua b/druid/base/text.lua
index ced2b4f..5d7d110 100755
--- a/druid/base/text.lua
+++ b/druid/base/text.lua
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@
 local Event = require("druid.event")
 local const = require("druid.const")
 local helper = require("druid.helper")
-local utf8 = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8_lua = require("druid.system.utf8")
 local component = require("druid.component")
+local utf8 = utf8 or utf8_lua
 
 local Text = component.create("text")
 
diff --git a/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/parse.lua b/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/parse.lua
index 278f79f..a1e48a2 100755
--- a/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/parse.lua
+++ b/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/parse.lua
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 -- Author: Britzl
 -- Modified by: Insality
 
-local utf8 = require("druid.system.utf8")
 local tags = require("druid.custom.rich_text.rich_text.tags")
+local utf8_lua = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8 = utf8 or utf8_lua
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/richtext.lua b/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/richtext.lua
index 1064e35..20ada7b 100755
--- a/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/richtext.lua
+++ b/druid/custom/rich_text/rich_text/richtext.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 local helper = require("druid.helper")
 local parser = require("druid.custom.rich_text.rich_text.parse")
-local utf8 = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8_lua = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8 = utf8 or utf8_lua
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/druid/extended/input.lua b/druid/extended/input.lua
index e4d09eb..ddaa131 100755
--- a/druid/extended/input.lua
+++ b/druid/extended/input.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 local Event = require("druid.event")
 local const = require("druid.const")
 local component = require("druid.component")
-local utf8 = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8_lua = require("druid.system.utf8")
+local utf8 = utf8 or utf8_lua
 
 local Input = component.create("input")