diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index fa7e725a2f..b956479e45 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  * @package WordPress
  */
 
-require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/option.php' );
-
 /**
  * Convert given date string into a different format.
  *
diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 111447d4ca..82d2094ae8 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ wp_set_lang_dir();
 
 // Load early WordPress files.
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php' );
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/option.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-matchesmapregex.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp.php' );