--- chef-14.1.21/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb~	2018-05-21 18:22:54.000000000 +0200
+++ chef-14.1.21/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb	2018-07-14 22:26:52.821861848 +0200
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 require "mixlib/shellout"
 require "chef/provider/user"
 require "openssl"
-require "plist"
 require "chef/util/path_helper"
 
 class Chef
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@
 
               # Calling shell_out directly since we want to give an input stream
               shadow_hash_xml = convert_binary_plist_to_xml(shadow_hash_binary.string)
+              require "plist"
               shadow_hash = Plist.parse_xml(shadow_hash_xml)
 
               if shadow_hash["SALTED-SHA512"]
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@
           begin
             user_plist_file = "#{USER_PLIST_DIRECTORY}/#{new_resource.username}.plist"
             user_plist_info = run_plutil("convert", "xml1", "-o", "-", user_plist_file)
+            require "plist"
             user_info = Plist.parse_xml(user_plist_info)
           rescue Chef::Exceptions::PlistUtilCommandFailed
           end
@@ -604,6 +605,7 @@
         #
         def save_user_info(user_info)
           user_plist_file = "#{USER_PLIST_DIRECTORY}/#{new_resource.username}.plist"
+          require "plist"
           Plist::Emit.save_plist(user_info, user_plist_file)
           run_plutil("convert", "binary1", user_plist_file)
         end