diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index bb0db65b94..3cf4b0d207 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -1321,10 +1321,11 @@ function get_current_network_id() {
  * @since 3.4.0
  * @access private
  *
+ * @global WP_Textdomain_Registry $wp_textdomain_registry WordPress Textdomain Registry.
  * @global WP_Locale $wp_locale WordPress date and time locale object.
  */
 function wp_load_translations_early() {
-	global $wp_locale;
+	global $wp_locale, $wp_textdomain_registry;
 
 	static $loaded = false;
 	if ( $loaded ) {
@@ -1342,6 +1343,7 @@ function wp_load_translations_early() {
 	// Translation and localization.
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/pomo/mo.php';
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/l10n.php';
+	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-textdomain-registry.php';
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-locale.php';
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-locale-switcher.php';
 
@@ -1351,6 +1353,10 @@ function wp_load_translations_early() {
 	$locales   = array();
 	$locations = array();
 
+	if ( ! $wp_textdomain_registry instanceof WP_Textdomain_Registry ) {
+		$wp_textdomain_registry = new WP_Textdomain_Registry();
+	}
+
 	while ( true ) {
 		if ( defined( 'WPLANG' ) ) {
 			if ( '' === WPLANG ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8dac7f0b9a..f6aa7808a3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1.1-alpha-54805';
+$wp_version = '6.1.1-alpha-54806';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.