diff --git a/htdocs/accountancy/class/accountancyexport.class.php b/htdocs/accountancy/class/accountancyexport.class.php
index 46d3feae5b2..c8160c7bc96 100644
--- a/htdocs/accountancy/class/accountancyexport.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/accountancy/class/accountancyexport.class.php
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class AccountancyExport
 		$filename = 'general_ledger-'.$this->getFormatCode($formatexportset);
 		$type_export = 'general_ledger';
 
+		global $db; 	// The tpl file use $db
 		include DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/accountancy/tpl/export_journal.tpl.php';