diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 011a9c489dc20305a0a22c24c24a7f8efab48060..c7b92ef9b7775fbc8c7fc1af77bc2f9df2f3b00f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -98,5 +98,12 @@ def new
       require 'active_support/dependencies'
       plugin_loader.add_plugin_load_paths
     end
+
+    # Create tmp directories
+    initializer :ensure_tmp_directories_exist do
+      %w(cache pids sessions sockets).each do |dir_to_make|
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(configuration.root_path, 'tmp', dir_to_make))
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/rails/initializer.rb
index 4487cacf7af9a556bca49a0204d7bf121f1fc5e3..687455fecaa17508d4b3e4930c2a8d6eed7074bb 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/initializer.rb
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     end
   end
 
-  # Create tmp directories
-  Initializer.default.add :ensure_tmp_directories_exist do
-    %w(cache pids sessions sockets).each do |dir_to_make|
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(configuration.root_path, 'tmp', dir_to_make))
-    end
-  end
-
   # Loads the environment specified by Configuration#environment_path, which
   # is typically one of development, test, or production.
   Initializer.default.add :load_environment do