diff --git a/lisp/org-odt.el b/lisp/org-odt.el
index 8895520cb..5b5cbfc7e 100644
--- a/lisp/org-odt.el
+++ b/lisp/org-odt.el
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'cl))
 (require 'org-lparse)
+(require 'org-compat)
 
 (defgroup org-export-odt nil
   "Options specific for ODT export of Org-mode files."