diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
index d3c36a6de2..48fdbf7018 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$parentpath = dirname(dirname(__FILE__));
+ 
+require_once($parentpath.'/wp-config.php');
+
 $curpath = dirname(__FILE__).'/';
 
 $locale = '';