diff --git a/admin/admin.el b/admin/admin.el
index 94e64a23de9..76c50243b3d 100644
--- a/admin/admin.el
+++ b/admin/admin.el
@@ -205,5 +205,7 @@ Root must be the root of an Emacs source tree."
                               ?\" (0+ space)
                               "/* Long version number */")))))
 
+(provide 'admin)
+
 ;;; arch-tag: 4ea83636-2293-408b-884e-ad64f22a3bf5
 ;; admin.el ends here.