diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index a5d2bc9..7e1c967 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ function _registry_check_code($type, $name = NULL) {
   $cache_key = $type[0] . $name;
   if (isset($lookup_cache[$cache_key])) {
     if ($lookup_cache[$cache_key]) {
-      require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $lookup_cache[$cache_key];
+      include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $lookup_cache[$cache_key];
     }
     return (bool) $lookup_cache[$cache_key];
   }
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ function _registry_check_code($type, $name = NULL) {
   $lookup_cache[$cache_key] = $file;
 
   if ($file) {
-    require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $file;
+    include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $file;
     return TRUE;
   }
   else {