diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-export-generic.el b/contrib/lisp/org-export-generic.el
index 01a8a8c75..4de38c793 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/org-export-generic.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-export-generic.el
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 
 (require 'org-exp)
 (require 'assoc)
+(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
 
 (defgroup org-export-generic nil
   "Options specific for ASCII export of Org-mode files."