diff --git a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
index b22e4f84aac..1c453739e49 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class data_field_url extends data_field_base {
     function display_add_field($recordid=0) {
         global $CFG, $DB, $OUTPUT, $PAGE;
 
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot. '/repository/lib.php'); // necessary for the constants used in args
+
         $args = new stdClass();
         $args->accepted_types = '*';
         $args->return_types = FILE_EXTERNAL;