diff --git a/field_group.module b/field_group.module
index 4061519..f5eb41e 100644
--- a/field_group.module
+++ b/field_group.module
@@ -2267,7 +2267,8 @@ function field_group_field_group_to_hook_code($data, $module) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!empty($translatables)) {
+  if (!empty($translatables) && module_exists('features')) {
+    module_load_include('inc', 'features', 'features.export');
     $code .= features_translatables_export($translatables, '  ') . "\n";
   }