diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 77a4dcd904..a1093b74ac 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ function comments_template( $file = '/comments.php', $separate_comments = false
 	if ( empty($file) )
 		$file = '/comments.php';
 
+	$req = get_option('require_name_email');
+
 	/*
 	 * Comment author information fetched from the comment cookies.
 	 */