diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 36e48f0ea..abc71c377 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/compat.php');
-
 function mysql2date($dateformatstring, $mysqlstring, $translate = true) {
 	global $wp_locale;
 	$m = $mysqlstring;
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 3fe18b386..86bf210d7 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ else
 
 wp_cache_init();
 
+require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php');
+
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/classes.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/plugin.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/default-filters.php');