diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index d92ff2c4a..09a55acb4 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ $endif$
 $if(geometry)$
 \usepackage[$for(geometry)$$geometry$$sep$,$endfor$]{geometry}
 $endif$
+\ifxetex
+  \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
+              unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
+              xetex]{hyperref}
+\else
+  \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+\fi
+\hypersetup{breaklinks=true,
+            bookmarks=true,
+            pdfauthor={$author-meta$},
+            pdftitle={$title-meta$},
+            colorlinks=true,
+            citecolor=$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$blue$endif$,
+            urlcolor=$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$blue$endif$,
+            linkcolor=$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$magenta$endif$,
+            pdfborder={0 0 0}}
+\urlstyle{same}  % don't use monospace font for urls
 $if(lang)$
 \ifxetex
   \usepackage{polyglossia}
@@ -95,23 +112,6 @@ $if(graphics)$
 % using explicit options in \includegraphics[width, height, ...]{}
 \setkeys{Gin}{width=\maxwidth,height=\maxheight,keepaspectratio}
 $endif$
-\ifxetex
-  \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
-              unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
-              xetex]{hyperref}
-\else
-  \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
-\fi
-\hypersetup{breaklinks=true,
-            bookmarks=true,
-            pdfauthor={$author-meta$},
-            pdftitle={$title-meta$},
-            colorlinks=true,
-            citecolor=$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$blue$endif$,
-            urlcolor=$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$blue$endif$,
-            linkcolor=$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$magenta$endif$,
-            pdfborder={0 0 0}}
-\urlstyle{same}  % don't use monospace font for urls
 $if(links-as-notes)$
 % Make links footnotes instead of hotlinks:
 \renewcommand{\href}[2]{#2\footnote{\url{#1}}}