diff --git a/lisp/loadup.el b/lisp/loadup.el
index 0d4bab0e26c..5c33e02cbc7 100644
--- a/lisp/loadup.el
+++ b/lisp/loadup.el
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
       (setq load-path (list path
 			    (expand-file-name "emacs-lisp" path)
 			    (expand-file-name "language" path)
-			    (expand-file-name "international" path)))))
+			    (expand-file-name "international" path)
+			    (expand-file-name "textmodes" path)))))
 
 (message "Using load-path %s" load-path)