diff --git a/lib/will_paginate.rb b/lib/will_paginate.rb
index 07c1af17e..a192dafe5 100644
--- a/lib/will_paginate.rb
+++ b/lib/will_paginate.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'active_support'
+require 'will_paginate/core_ext'
 
 # = You *will* paginate!
 #