diff --git a/includes/module.inc b/includes/module.inc
index e4956999f0b..faf33eac972 100644
--- a/includes/module.inc
+++ b/includes/module.inc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function module_list($refresh = FALSE, $bootstrap = TRUE) {
   }
 
   if (!$list) {
-    $list = array('filter' => 'filter', 'system' => 'system', 'user' => 'user', 'watchdog' => 'watchdog');
+    $list = array('filter' => 'filter', 'node' => 'node', 'system' => 'system', 'user' => 'user', 'watchdog' => 'watchdog');
     if ($bootstrap) {
       $result = db_query("SELECT name, filename, throttle, bootstrap FROM {system} WHERE type = 'module' AND status = 1 AND bootstrap = 1 ORDER BY weight ASC, filename ASC");
     }
diff --git a/modules/system.module b/modules/system.module
index c0ea905ed20..b9050c4eeed 100644
--- a/modules/system.module
+++ b/modules/system.module
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ function system_modules() {
   // Handle status checkboxes, including overriding the generated
   // checkboxes for required modules.
   $form['status'] = array('#type' => 'checkboxes', '#default_value' => $status, '#options' => $options);
-  $required = array('block', 'filter', 'system', 'user', 'watchdog');
+  $required = array('block', 'filter', 'node', 'system', 'user', 'watchdog');
   foreach ($required as $require) {
     $form['status'][$require] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => 1, '#suffix' => t('required'));
   }
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index c0ea905ed20..b9050c4eeed 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ function system_modules() {
   // Handle status checkboxes, including overriding the generated
   // checkboxes for required modules.
   $form['status'] = array('#type' => 'checkboxes', '#default_value' => $status, '#options' => $options);
-  $required = array('block', 'filter', 'system', 'user', 'watchdog');
+  $required = array('block', 'filter', 'node', 'system', 'user', 'watchdog');
   foreach ($required as $require) {
     $form['status'][$require] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => 1, '#suffix' => t('required'));
   }