diff --git a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index ec4d1a8bbbdbc..6f7e9a9d5b834 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -40,21 +40,6 @@
 
 nocache_headers();
 
-// Support wp-config-sample.php one level up, for the develop repo.
-if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config-sample.php' ) ) {
-	$config_file = file( ABSPATH . 'wp-config-sample.php' );
-} elseif ( file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config-sample.php' ) ) {
-	$config_file = file( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config-sample.php' );
-} else {
-	wp_die(
-		sprintf(
-			/* translators: %s: wp-config-sample.php */
-			__( 'Sorry, I need a %s file to work from. Please re-upload this file to your WordPress installation.' ),
-			'<code>wp-config-sample.php</code>'
-		)
-	);
-}
-
 // Check if wp-config.php has been created.
 if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) ) {
 	wp_die(
@@ -81,6 +66,21 @@
 	);
 }
 
+// Support wp-config-sample.php one level up, for the develop repo.
+if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config-sample.php' ) ) {
+	$config_file = file( ABSPATH . 'wp-config-sample.php' );
+} elseif ( file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config-sample.php' ) ) {
+	$config_file = file( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config-sample.php' );
+} else {
+	wp_die(
+		sprintf(
+			/* translators: %s: wp-config-sample.php */
+			__( 'Sorry, I need a %s file to work from. Please re-upload this file to your WordPress installation.' ),
+			'<code>wp-config-sample.php</code>'
+		)
+	);
+}
+
 $step = isset( $_GET['step'] ) ? (int) $_GET['step'] : -1;
 
 /**