diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 9dfffced75..f6920f10de 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ module ActionController
       klass.helper :all
     end
 
+    require "action_controller/deprecated/base"
     ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks(:action_controller, self)
   end
 end
 
-require "action_controller/deprecated/base"