diff --git a/cmake/f_check.cmake b/cmake/f_check.cmake
index 1fd6c2ad2..0f5d0e15d 100644
--- a/cmake/f_check.cmake
+++ b/cmake/f_check.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # NEED2UNDERSCORES
 
 if (NOT NO_LAPACK)
+  include(CheckLanguage)
   check_language(Fortran)
   if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
     enable_language(Fortran)