diff --git a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
index 666c1b7ff..bdd8db4b8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ App::uses('Configure', 'Core');
 App::uses('CakePlugin', 'Core');
 App::uses('Cache', 'Cache');
 App::uses('CakeObject', 'Core');
+App::uses('Object', 'Core');
 App::uses('Multibyte', 'I18n');
 
 App::$bootstrapping = true;