diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/sbt.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/sbt.vim
index 309d30e503..bf2c7a657a 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/sbt.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/sbt.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if exists('b:did_ftplugin') || &cp
   finish
 endif
 
-let b:did_ftplugin = 1
-
 runtime! ftplugin/scala.vim
 
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1