diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.install b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.install
index 0ef88afd1c..667d764f5b 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.install
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.install
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ function migrate_drupal_update_8501() {
     ->set('enforce_source_module_tags', ['Drupal 6', 'Drupal 7'])
     ->save();
 }
+/**
+ * Install migrate_drupal_i18n if migrate_drupal is installed.
+ */
+function migrate_drupal_update_8601() {
+  $moduleInstaller = \Drupal::service('module_installer');
+  $moduleInstaller->install(['migrate_drupal_i18n']);
+}