diff --git a/ecrire/inc_version.php b/ecrire/inc_version.php
index 0efe72c26b5fac85be9b460787859eea12aba10a..5c3b6005b247b86da5e1b9e2ad9b9c479820a109 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc_version.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc_version.php
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@ spip_initialisation_core(
 	(_DIR_RACINE . _NOM_TEMPORAIRES_ACCESSIBLES)
 );
 
+// timezone
+include_spip('inc/config');
+if ($timezone = lire_config('timezone')) {
+	date_default_timezone_set($timezone);
+}
 
 // chargement des plugins : doit arriver en dernier
 // car dans les plugins on peut inclure inc-version
@@ -578,16 +583,6 @@ if (
 	}
 }
 
-// timezone
-if (function_exists('date_default_timezone_set')) {
-	if (!function_exists('lire_config')) {
-		include_spip('inc/config');
-	}
-	if (($timezone = lire_config('timezone')) && $timezone != '') {
-		date_default_timezone_set($timezone);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * Header "Composed-By"
  *