diff --git a/phpBB/includes/cron/cron_task_base.php b/phpBB/includes/cron/cron_task_base.php
index f35ecd4ae0..2059794cec 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/cron/cron_task_base.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/cron/cron_task_base.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
 
 if (!class_exists('cron_task'))
 {
-	include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/cron/cron_task.' . $phpEx);
+	include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/cron/cron_task.' . $phpEx);
 }
 
 /**