diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
index 3e5559d1..5e2b041d 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def get_special_object(evaluator, identifier):
     )
 
 
-def load_module(evaluator, path=None, name=None):
-    access_path = evaluator.compiled_subprocess.load_module(path=path, name=name)
+def load_module(evaluator, **kwargs):
+    access_path = evaluator.compiled_subprocess.load_module(**kwargs)
     if access_path is None:
         return None
     return create_from_access_path(evaluator, access_path)
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
index 3117c326..34cf6b7d 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ def create_access(evaluator, obj):
     return evaluator.compiled_subprocess.get_or_create_access_handle(obj)
 
 
-def load_module(evaluator, path=None, name=None):
-    sys_path = list(evaluator.project.sys_path)
+def load_module(evaluator, path=None, name=None, sys_path=None):
+    if sys_path is None:
+        sys_path = list(evaluator.project.sys_path)
     if path is not None:
         dotted_path = dotted_from_fs_path(path, sys_path=sys_path)
     else:
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/subprocess/functions.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
index 11b36d5f..e4f926f0 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ def get_sys_path():
     return sys.path
 
 
-def load_module(evaluator, path=None, name=None):
-    return access.load_module(evaluator, path=path, name=name)
+def load_module(evaluator, **kwargs):
+    return access.load_module(evaluator, **kwargs)
 
 
 def get_compiled_method_return(evaluator, id, attribute, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
index ecf6443b..b9f96409 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class Importer(object):
         elif module_file is not None or module_path.endswith(('.py', '.zip', '.egg')):
             module = _load_module(self._evaluator, module_path, code, sys_path, parent_module)
         else:
-            module = compiled.load_module(self._evaluator, path=module_path)
+            module = compiled.load_module(self._evaluator, path=module_path, sys_path=sys_path)
 
         if module is None:
             # The file might raise an ImportError e.g. and therefore not be
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ def _load_module(evaluator, path=None, code=None, sys_path=None, parent_module=N
         from jedi.evaluate.context import ModuleContext
         return ModuleContext(evaluator, module_node, path=path)
     else:
-        return compiled.load_module(evaluator, path)
+        return compiled.load_module(evaluator, path=path, sys_path=sys_path)
 
 
 def add_module(evaluator, module_name, module):