1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
index 0c4ee8636d..4a961970cc 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
@@ -42,13 +42,23 @@ function vim._load_package(name)
   return nil
 end
 
--- Insert vim._load_package after the preloader at position 2
-table.insert(package.loaders, 2, vim._load_package)
+-- TODO(bfredl): dedicated state for this?
+if vim.api then
+  -- Insert vim._load_package after the preloader at position 2
+  table.insert(package.loaders, 2, vim._load_package)
+end
 
 -- builtin functions which always should be available
 require('vim.shared')
 
-vim._submodules = { inspect = true }
+vim._submodules = {
+  inspect = true,
+  version = true,
+  fs = true,
+  iter = true,
+  re = true,
+  text = true,
+}
 
 -- These are for loading runtime modules in the vim namespace lazily.
 setmetatable(vim, {
@@ -78,6 +88,6 @@ function vim.empty_dict()
 end
 
 -- only on main thread: functions for interacting with editor state
-if not vim.is_thread() then
+if vim.api and not vim.is_thread() then
   require('vim._editor')
 end