diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 6ee9a5f..cafc09a 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@
 
     _PyImportHooks_Init();
 
-    /* initialize the faulthandler module */
-    if (_PyFaulthandler_Init())
-        Py_FatalError("Py_Initialize: can't initialize faulthandler");
-
     /* Initialize _warnings. */
     _PyWarnings_Init();
 
@@ -368,6 +364,10 @@
 
     import_init(interp, sysmod);
 
+    /* initialize the faulthandler module */
+    if (_PyFaulthandler_Init())
+        Py_FatalError("Py_Initialize: can't initialize faulthandler");
+
     _PyTime_Init();
 
     if (initfsencoding(interp) < 0)