diff --git a/pl/init.yap b/pl/init.yap
index 1b390d77c..8d1527f35 100644
--- a/pl/init.yap
+++ b/pl/init.yap
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ otherwise.
 :- bootstrap('os.yap').
 :- bootstrap('absf.yap').
 
-:- [	 'utils.yap',
+:- [	 'directives.yap',
+	 'utils.yap',
 	 'control.yap',
 	 'arith.yap',
-	 'directives.yap',
 	 'flags.yap'
    ].