diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 30162a7dee..6e357cae26 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 define('DOING_AJAX', true);
 define('WP_ADMIN', true);
 
-require_once('../wp-load.php');
-
 if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) )
 	die('-1');
 
+require_once('../wp-load.php');
+
 require_once('./includes/admin.php');
 @header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=' . get_option('blog_charset'));
 send_nosniff_header();