diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/windows.rb b/lib/puppet/util/windows.rb
index cef17a4e1..5e0851cd8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/windows.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 module Puppet::Util::Windows
   if Puppet::Util::Platform.windows?
     # these reference platform specific gems
     require 'puppet/util/windows/api_types'
+    require 'puppet/util/windows/string'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/error'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/sid'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/security'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/user'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/process'
-    require 'puppet/util/windows/string'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/file'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/root_certs'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/access_control_entry'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/access_control_list'
     require 'puppet/util/windows/security_descriptor'
   end
   require 'puppet/util/windows/registry'
 end