diff --git a/core/includes/install.inc b/core/includes/install.inc
index 67c18b7..8ae2384 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.inc
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ function drupal_check_profile($profile, array $install_state) {
 
   $info = install_profile_info($profile);
 
+  // Add the profile as a dependency itself, in order to see if it has requirements as well.
+  $info['dependencies'][] = $profile;
+
   // Collect requirement testing results.
   $requirements = array();
   foreach ($info['dependencies'] as $module) {