diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 6a7e809872..f0c6639a46 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php';
 wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
 
 // Include files required for initialization.
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-cookie-service.php';
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ if ( WP_CACHE && apply_filters( 'enable_loading_advanced_cache_dropin', true ) &
 wp_set_lang_dir();
 
 // Load early WordPress files.
-require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-list-util.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/formatting.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/meta.php';