diff --git a/src/DateHandler/Makefile.am b/src/DateHandler/Makefile.am
index 5dc952049..54dd75123 100644
--- a/src/DateHandler/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/DateHandler/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # If not using GNU make, then list all .py files individually
 
 pkgpython_PYTHON = \
+    _Date_ar.py\
 	_Date_bg.py\
 	_Date_ca.py\
 	_Date_cs.py\
diff --git a/src/DateHandler/__init__.py b/src/DateHandler/__init__.py
index 99057ba04..5840cf101 100644
--- a/src/DateHandler/__init__.py
+++ b/src/DateHandler/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from _DateHandler import (LANG, LANG_SHORT, LANG_TO_PARSER, LANG_TO_DISPLAY,
                           register_datehandler)
 
 # Import all the localized handlers
+import _Date_ar
 import _Date_bg
 import _Date_ca
 import _Date_cs