diff --git a/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp b/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
index 3abf35872c..80bb7cf29d 100644
--- a/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ char const * simplefeatures[] = {
 	"units",
 	"tipa",
 	"framed",
-	"pdfcolmk",
 	"soul",
 	"textcomp",
 	"xcolor",
@@ -600,6 +599,11 @@ string const LaTeXFeatures::getPackages() const
 				 << "]{color}\n";
 	}
 
+	// pdfcolmk must be loaded after color
+	if (mustProvide("pdfcolmk")) {
+		packages << "\\usepackage{pdfcolmk}\n";
+	}
+
 	// makeidx.sty
 	if (isRequired("makeidx")) {
 		if (!tclass.provides("makeidx"))