diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 91c13d95de..e7f9e7b0d2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
             IsBreakTime.BindTo(breakTracker.IsBreakTime);
             IsBreakTime.BindValueChanged(onBreakTimeChanged, true);
+
+            skipIntroOverlay.IsSkippable.ValueChanged += (e) =>
+            {
+                if (RestartCount > 0 && e.NewValue)
+                    skipIntroOverlay.RequestSkip.Invoke();
+            };
         }
 
         protected virtual GameplayClockContainer CreateGameplayClockContainer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, double gameplayStart) => new MasterGameplayClockContainer(beatmap, gameplayStart);
@@ -441,12 +447,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 },
             };
 
-            skipIntroOverlay.IsSkippable.ValueChanged += (e) =>
-            {
-                if (RestartCount > 0 && e.NewValue)
-                    skipIntroOverlay.RequestSkip.Invoke();
-            };
-
             if (!Configuration.AllowSkipping || !DrawableRuleset.AllowGameplayOverlays)
             {
                 skipIntroOverlay.Expire();