diff --git a/common/startup.c b/common/startup.c
index 432be67..8b07542 100644
--- a/common/startup.c
+++ b/common/startup.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 		mount("none", "pstore", "/pstore", NULL);
 	}
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT))
+		defaultenv_load("/env", 0);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 fs_initcall(mount_root);
@@ -78,9 +81,6 @@
 
 	default_environment_path = default_environment_path_get();
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT))
-		defaultenv_load("/env", 0);
-
 	envfs_load(default_environment_path, "/env", 0);
 	nvvar_load();