diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index c15107c609b80d7de7cb0e77a5c84210f5bc82d3..b0825b81ac51049676f5cb13f71b841fdb726e0b 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ function install_configure_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   // Enable update.module if this option was selected.
   if ($form_state['values']['update_status_module'][1]) {
-    module_enable(array('update'), FALSE);
+    module_enable(array('file', 'update'), FALSE);
 
     // Add the site maintenance account's email address to the list of
     // addresses to be notified when updates are available, if selected.