diff --git a/src/wp-includes/plugin.php b/src/wp-includes/plugin.php
index f2585c5a9e..86f1c3b319 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/plugin.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/plugin.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 
 // Initialize the filter globals.
-require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-hook.php' );
+require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/class-wp-hook.php' );
 
 /** @var WP_Hook[] $wp_filter */
 global $wp_filter, $wp_actions, $wp_current_filter;