diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptwrapper.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptwrapper.nim
index 575e4ec8..2450c88f 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptwrapper.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptwrapper.nim
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ proc getNimsFile(scriptName: string, options: Options): string =
 import system except getCommand, setCommand, switch, `--`, thisDir,
   packageName, version, author, description, license, srcDir, binDir, backend,
   skipDirs, skipFiles, skipExt, installDirs, installFiles, installExt, bin, foreignDeps,
-  requires, task, packageName
+  requires, requiresData, task, packageName
 
 import strutils
 import "$1"
diff --git a/tests/issue1158/issue1158.nimble b/tests/issue1158/issue1158.nimble
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29545a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue1158/issue1158.nimble
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "stoneface86"
+description   = "A new awesome nimble package"
+license       = "MIT"
+srcDir        = "src"
+
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 1.6.16"
+
+task echoRequires, "":
+  echo requiresData
+
diff --git a/tests/tissues.nim b/tests/tissues.nim
index b8902a0d..4705ba95 100644
--- a/tests/tissues.nim
+++ b/tests/tissues.nim
@@ -424,3 +424,10 @@ suite "issues":
 
     # Clean up package file
     check execNimble(["refresh"]).exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
+  test "issue #1158":
+    cd "issue1158":
+      let (output, exitCode) = execNimble("--silent", "echoRequires")
+      check:
+        exitCode == QuitSuccess
+        output.strip() == "@[\"nim >= 1.6.16\"]"