diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 5b034ae12..32ce445ff 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -3248,8 +3248,8 @@ images at the same place."
 
 (defcustom org-format-latex-header "\\documentclass{article}
 \\usepackage[usenames]{color}
-\[PACKAGES]
 \[DEFAULT-PACKAGES]
+\[PACKAGES]
 \\pagestyle{empty}             % do not remove
 % The settings below are copied from fullpage.sty
 \\setlength{\\textwidth}{\\paperwidth}