diff --git a/lisp/org-publish.el b/lisp/org-publish.el
index e485dbef1..fd55eeb1f 100644
--- a/lisp/org-publish.el
+++ b/lisp/org-publish.el
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
 
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'cl))
+(require 'org)
+(require 'org-exp)
 
 (eval-and-compile
   (unless (fboundp 'declare-function)