diff --git a/metricbeat/cmd/root.go b/metricbeat/cmd/root.go
index 1fffb83d8b7..13b7c4bf200 100644
--- a/metricbeat/cmd/root.go
+++ b/metricbeat/cmd/root.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	// import modules
 	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/metricbeat/include"
+	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/metricbeat/include/fields"
 )
 
 // Name of this beat