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diff --git a/lisp/loadup.el b/lisp/loadup.el
index 3a8b8419003..fb6465c7884 100644
--- a/lisp/loadup.el
+++ b/lisp/loadup.el
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@
 (load "frame")
 (load "term/tty-colors")
 (load "font-core")
+;; facemenu must be loaded before font-lock, because `facemenu-keymap'
+;; needs to be defined when font-lock is loaded.
 (load "facemenu")
 (load "emacs-lisp/syntax")
 (load "font-lock")