diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 9744c3a610..997dd2e9be 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$scripts->add( 'user-suggest', "/wp-admin/js/user-suggest$suffix.js", array( 'jquery-ui-autocomplete' ), false, 1 );
 
-	$scripts->add( 'admin-bar', "/wp-includes/js/admin-bar$suffix.js", array(), false, 1 );
+	$scripts->add( 'admin-bar', "/wp-includes/js/admin-bar$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), false, 1 );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'wplink', "/wp-includes/js/wplink$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'wp-a11y' ), false, 1 );
 	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize(