diff --git a/location.inc b/location.inc
index 6d86b930c4c4e9a898a61e866c4c7d2b3fa0333e..9062436cc4e5fb40cd2f5f2b37152e2ff69b859b 100644
--- a/location.inc
+++ b/location.inc
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ function location_latlon_rough($location = array()) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  location_load_country($location['country']);
+
   $latlon_function = 'location_latlon_rough_'. $location['country'];
   if (function_exists($latlon_function)) {
     return $latlon_function($location);
@@ -471,7 +473,6 @@ function location_province_name($country = 'us', $province = 'xx') {
   }
 }
 
-
 // @@@ New in 3.x, document.
 /**
  * Canonicalize a country code.