diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
index e24490c..dba06dd 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_status_build($projects = array(), $langcodes =
  *   Array of batch operations.
  */
 function _locale_translation_batch_status_operations($projects, $langcodes, $options = array()) {
+  module_load_include('batch.inc', 'locale');
   $operations = array();
 
   foreach ($projects as $project) {