diff --git a/etc/rc.d/quota b/etc/rc.d/quota
index 6432f5013128..edc90ef6d1ec 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/quota
+++ b/etc/rc.d/quota
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 name="quota"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
+load_rc_config $name
 start_cmd="quota_start"
 stop_cmd="/usr/sbin/quotaoff ${quotaoff_flags}"
 
@@ -30,5 +31,4 @@ quota_start()
 	echo ' done.'
 }
 
-load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"