diff --git a/includes/module.inc b/includes/module.inc
index 2e251080b7..aa75674d6f 100644
--- a/includes/module.inc
+++ b/includes/module.inc
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ function module_load_install($module) {
  *   module_load_include('inc', 'node', 'node.admin');
  *   // Load content_types.inc from the node module.
  *   module_load_include('inc', 'node', 'content_types');
+ *   // Load locale.inc from the DRUPAL_ROOT/includes directory.
+ *   module_load_include('inc', NULL, 'includes/locale');
  * @endcode
  *
  * Do not use this function to load an install file, use module_load_install()