diff --git a/rules.module b/rules.module
index d2ff900..faf5ced 100644
--- a/rules.module
+++ b/rules.module
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  * Implements hook_init().
  */
 function rules_init() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'rules', 'modules/events');
   rules_invoke_event('init');
 }
 
@@ -959,6 +958,7 @@ function rules_invoke_all() {
 function rules_invoke_event() {
   global $conf;
 
+  module_load_include('inc', 'rules', 'modules/events');
   $args = func_get_args();
   $event_name = $args[0];
   unset($args[0]);
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ function rules_invoke_event() {
 function rules_invoke_event_by_args($event_name, $args = array()) {
   global $conf;
 
+  module_load_include('inc', 'rules', 'modules/events');
   // We maintain a whitelist of configured events to reduces the number of cache
   // reads. We access it directly via the global $conf as this is fast without
   // having to introduce another static cache. Then, if the whitelist is unset,