diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
index 7ce6cb513..ae6ad3e8f 100644
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
+++ b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 \ProvidesPackage{sphinx}[2008/05/01 LaTeX package (Sphinx markup)]
 
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage{fancyvrb}
 \RequirePackage{fancyhdr}
 \RequirePackage{fancybox}
 \RequirePackage{titlesec}
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 \RequirePackage{makeidx}
 \RequirePackage{framed}
 \RequirePackage{color}
+\RequirePackage{fancyvrb}
 
 % Redefine these colors to your liking in the preamble.
 \definecolor{TitleColor}{rgb}{0.126,0.263,0.361}