diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index 8b592c3d915..e7716545f11 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -2295,8 +2295,8 @@ Use \\[dired-hide-subdir] to (un)hide a particular subdirectory."
 (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
     (load "dired-vms"))
 
-(run-hooks 'dired-load-hook)		; for your customizations
-
 (provide 'dired)
 
+(run-hooks 'dired-load-hook)		; for your customizations
+
 ;;; dired.el ends here