diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index eefe926..2ada884 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@ function install_begin_request(&$install_state) {
     $container
       ->register('module_handler', 'Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler');
 
+    // Register the stream wrapper manager with an empty set of namespaces.
+    $container
+      ->register('plugin.manager.stream_wrapper', 'Drupal\Core\StreamWrapper\StreamWrapperManager')
+      ->addArgument(new ArrayObject())
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('module_handler'));
+
     // Register the Guzzle HTTP client for fetching translation files from a
     // remote translation server such as localization.drupal.org.
     $container->register('http_default_client', 'Guzzle\Http\Client')