diff --git a/gcc/ada/ChangeLog b/gcc/ada/ChangeLog
index 240bc087a666..c42498ef1769 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ada/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2019-09-18  Bob Duff  <duff@adacore.com>
+
+	* exp_ch5.adb (Expand_Assign_Array_Loop_Or_Bitfield): Move call
+	to RTE_Available later, so it doesn't disturb the elab order.
+	The RE_Copy_Bitfield entity is defined in package
+	System.Bitfields which has a dependency on package
+	System.Bitfield_Utils, which has it its spec:
+	   pragma Elaborate_Body;
+	The query on RTE_Available forces loading and analyzing
+	System.Bitfields and all its withed units.
+
 2019-09-18  Eric Botcazou  <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
 
 	* checks.ads (Alignment_Warnings_Record): Add P component.
diff --git a/gcc/ada/exp_ch5.adb b/gcc/ada/exp_ch5.adb
index f5c1f211cb5a..4bbe86a93334 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/exp_ch5.adb
+++ b/gcc/ada/exp_ch5.adb
@@ -1475,8 +1475,7 @@ package body Exp_Ch5 is
       --  optimization in that case as well.  We could complicate this code by
       --  actually looking for such volatile and independent components.
 
-      if RTE_Available (RE_Copy_Bitfield)
-        and then Is_Bit_Packed_Array (L_Type)
+      if Is_Bit_Packed_Array (L_Type)
         and then Is_Bit_Packed_Array (R_Type)
         and then not Reverse_Storage_Order (L_Type)
         and then not Reverse_Storage_Order (R_Type)
@@ -1489,6 +1488,7 @@ package body Exp_Ch5 is
         and then not Has_Independent_Components (R_Type)
         and then not L_Prefix_Comp
         and then not R_Prefix_Comp
+        and then RTE_Available (RE_Copy_Bitfield)
       then
          return Expand_Assign_Array_Bitfield
            (N, Larray, Rarray, L_Type, R_Type, Rev);