diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 37176aa327..0150d76251 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio, APIAccess api, OsuConfigManager config)
                             ProcessCustomClock = false,
                             Breaks = beatmap.Breaks
                         },
+                        RulesetContainer.Cursor?.CreateProxy() ?? new Container(),
                         hudOverlay = new HUDOverlay(scoreProcessor, RulesetContainer, working, offsetClock, adjustableClock)
                         {
                             Clock = Clock, // hud overlay doesn't want to use the audio clock directly
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio, APIAccess api, OsuConfigManager config)
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre
                         },
-                        RulesetContainer.Cursor?.CreateProxy() ?? new Container(),
                         new SkipOverlay(firstObjectTime)
                         {
                             Clock = Clock, // skip button doesn't want to use the audio clock directly