diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.module b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
index aec8978..d78cd3b 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -352,9 +352,11 @@ function locale_themes_enabled($themes) {
  *   identified projects for the components.
  */
 function locale_system_update($components) {
-  include_once drupal_get_path('module', 'locale') . '/locale.bulk.inc';
-  if ($batch = locale_translate_batch_import_files(array(), TRUE)) {
-    batch_set($batch);
+  if (!drupal_installation_attempted()) {
+    include_once drupal_get_path('module', 'locale') . '/locale.bulk.inc';
+    if ($batch = locale_translate_batch_import_files(array(), TRUE)) {
+      batch_set($batch);
+    }
   }
 }