diff --git a/lisp/gnus-registry.el b/lisp/gnus-registry.el
index 511012d..6c660b1 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus-registry.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-registry.el
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
   (when (null (require 'ert nil t))
     (defmacro* ert-deftest (name () &body docstring-keys-and-body))))
 
+(require 'ert nil t)
 (require 'gnus)
 (require 'gnus-int)
 (require 'gnus-sum)
diff --git a/lisp/registry.el b/lisp/registry.el
index cc03b20..edaa4f5 100644
--- a/lisp/registry.el
+++ b/lisp/registry.el
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
   (when (null (require 'ert nil t))
     (defmacro* ert-deftest (name () &body docstring-keys-and-body))))
 
+(require 'ert nil t)
+
 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
 (eval-and-compile
   (or (ignore-errors (progn