diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 3e01b7df4d..217d97c94d 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -499,10 +499,11 @@ if ( ! is_multisite() && wp_is_fatal_error_handler_enabled() ) {
 }
 
 // Load active plugins.
-$all_plugin_data = get_option( 'plugin_data', array() );
-$failed_plugins  = array();
+$all_plugin_data    = get_option( 'plugin_data', array() );
+$failed_plugins     = array();
+$plugins_dir_strlen = strlen( trailingslashit( WP_PLUGIN_DIR ) );
 foreach ( wp_get_active_and_valid_plugins() as $plugin ) {
-	$plugin_file    = str_replace( trailingslashit( WP_PLUGIN_DIR ), '', $plugin );
+	$plugin_file    = substr( $plugin, $plugins_dir_strlen );
 	$plugin_headers = $all_plugin_data[ $plugin_file ];
 	$errors         = array();
 	$requirements   = array(