--- wp-settings.php.orig	2012-07-29 08:41:26.196191202 +1000
+++ wp-settings.php	2012-07-29 09:11:57.277156037 +1000
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 // Check if we're in WP_DEBUG mode.
 wp_debug_mode();
 
+// Load early WordPress files.
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/option.php' );
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/plugin.php' );
+
+// Start the WordPress object cache, or an external object cache if the drop-in is present.
+wp_start_object_cache();
+
 // For an advanced caching plugin to use. Uses a static drop-in because you would only want one.
 if ( WP_CACHE )
 	WP_DEBUG ? include( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/advanced-cache.php' ) : @include( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/advanced-cache.php' );
@@ -69,7 +76,6 @@
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-error.php' );
-require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/plugin.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/pomo/mo.php' );
 
 // Include the wpdb class and, if present, a db.php database drop-in.
@@ -79,9 +85,6 @@
 $GLOBALS['table_prefix'] = $table_prefix;
 wp_set_wpdb_vars();
 
-// Start the WordPress object cache, or an external object cache if the drop-in is present.
-wp_start_object_cache();
-
 // Attach the default filters.
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/default-filters.php' );