diff --git a/filefield.install b/filefield.install
index 4b9dc8a04434512c4fc502eae45b2956a4512c1a..f4d35780577ffba2cc76e38d063990191d503dfb 100644
--- a/filefield.install
+++ b/filefield.install
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ function filefield_requirements($phase) {
 
   // Report Drupal version
   if ($phase == 'runtime') {
+    drupal_load('module', 'filefield');
     $implementation = filefield_progress_implementation();
     $apache = strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache') !== FALSE;
     $fastcgi = strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'mod_fastcgi') !== FALSE || strpos($_SERVER["SERVER_SOFTWARE"], 'mod_fcgi') !== FALSE;