diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 663c7d8eb9..77bfeced23 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -366,12 +366,6 @@ if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
 	wp_recovery_mode()->initialize();
 }
 
-// Create an instance of WP_Site_Health so that Cron events may fire.
-if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Site_Health' ) ) {
-	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php';
-}
-WP_Site_Health::get_instance();
-
 // Load active plugins.
 foreach ( wp_get_active_and_valid_plugins() as $plugin ) {
 	wp_register_plugin_realpath( $plugin );
@@ -524,6 +518,12 @@ unset( $theme );
  */
 do_action( 'after_setup_theme' );
 
+// Create an instance of WP_Site_Health so that Cron events may fire.
+if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Site_Health' ) ) {
+	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php';
+}
+WP_Site_Health::get_instance();
+
 // Set up current user.
 $GLOBALS['wp']->init();