diff --git a/drupal_static.module b/drupal_static.module
index e5d5c4f27f4963e4a071f0aca795f69ef12af3fa..0e2d99767f31b992936c05b764ec618e7075ef94 100644
--- a/drupal_static.module
+++ b/drupal_static.module
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 /**
  * Backport of the drupal_static function from Drupal 7
  */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_boot().
+ */
+function drupal_static_boot() {
+  // This function is blank so the module will be included with bootstrap
+  // modules in module_list().
+}
+
 if (!function_exists('drupal_static')) {
 
   function &drupal_static($name, $default_value = NULL, $reset = FALSE) {