diff --git a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
index 123dd3cb00..a2248a4ce0 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ while( $row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result) )
 	$prev_user_id = $row['user_id'];
 }
 
+$online_userlist = $lang['Registered_users'] . " " . $online_userlist;
+
+$total_online_users = $logged_visible_online + $logged_hidden_online + $guests_online;
+
 //
 // This block of INSERTs is only here for people that are running RC1 or RC2 of phpBB2.
 // Can be removed after most of those users have migrated to a version that has inserted
@@ -203,10 +207,6 @@ else if($total_online_users > $board_config['record_online_users'])
 	$board_config['record_online_date'] = time();
 }
 
-$online_userlist = $lang['Registered_users'] . " " . $online_userlist;
-
-$total_online_users = $logged_visible_online + $logged_hidden_online + $guests_online;
-
 if( $total_online_users == 0 )
 {
 	$l_t_user_s = $lang['Online_users_zero_total'];