diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 88cb2175940..854d1722cef 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-08-02  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+	* custom.el (custom-set-variables): Set options with :require
+	clauses last.
+	
 	* custom.el (defcustom): Doc fix.
 
 	* Makefile.in (TAGS, TAGS-LISP): Exclude loaddefs.el.
diff --git a/lisp/custom.el b/lisp/custom.el
index ef083ebb238..8231fd9ab0f 100644
--- a/lisp/custom.el
+++ b/lisp/custom.el
@@ -442,7 +442,16 @@ COMMENT is a comment string about SYMBOL."
 			 (error "Circular custom dependency between `%s' and `%s'"
 				sym1 sym2))
 			(1-then-2 t)
-			(t nil))))))
+			(2-then-1 nil)
+			;; Put symbols with :require last.  The macro
+			;; define-minor-mode generates a defcustom
+			;; with a :require and a :set, where the
+			;; setter function calls the mode function.
+			;; Putting symbols with :require last ensures
+			;; that the mode function will see other
+			;; customized values rather than default
+			;; values.
+			(t (get sym2 'custom-requests)))))))
   (while args
     (let ((entry (car args)))
       (if (listp entry)