diff --git a/layouts/joomla/edit/associations.php b/layouts/joomla/edit/associations.php
index a79e80ef6b5de..f8f58d613d9bf 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/edit/associations.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/edit/associations.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 );
 
 JHtml::_('behavior.core');
+JHtml::_('jquery.framework');
 JText::script('JGLOBAL_ASSOC_NOT_POSSIBLE');
 JText::script('JGLOBAL_ASSOCIATIONS_RESET_WARNING');
 JFactory::getDocument()->addScriptOptions('system.associations.edit', $options);