diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 39c86e7..3e40d51 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@
 	}
 
 	initmain(); /* Module __main__ */
-	if (!Py_NoSiteFlag)
-		initsite(); /* Module site */
 	if (initstdio() < 0)
 		Py_FatalError(
 		    "Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams");
+	if (!Py_NoSiteFlag)
+		initsite(); /* Module site */
 
 	/* auto-thread-state API, if available */
 #ifdef WITH_THREAD