diff --git a/imagefield_cycle.install b/imagefield_cycle.install
index 280e5fa..69ec588 100644
--- a/imagefield_cycle.install
+++ b/imagefield_cycle.install
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function imagefield_cycle_requirements($phase) {
       );
 
       // Load the common include for the dependency check
-      module_load_include('inc', 'imagefield_cycle', 'imagefield_cycle.common');
+      require_once(dirname(__FILE__) .'/imagefield_cycle.common.inc');
 
       if ( ($check = imagefield_cycle_dependency_check()) && $check['exists']) {
         $requirements['imagefield_cycle'] += array(