diff --git a/src/code/module.lisp b/src/code/module.lisp
index 0f3f8616ae48d375bd6d0cbf52c4d20c397145dc..70ccba7f60beb284c8cca45c70be4be748137e55 100644
--- a/src/code/module.lisp
+++ b/src/code/module.lisp
@@ -147,3 +147,10 @@
 
 (defmodule "asdf"
     "modules:asdf/asdf")
+
+;; Allow user to specify "cmu-contribs" or :cmu-contribs.
+(defmodule "cmu-contribs"
+    "modules:contrib")
+
+(defmodule :cmu-contribs
+    "modules:contrib")