diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
index 798268d05f..39817df6a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             foreach (var mod in Mods.OfType<IApplicableToDifficulty>())
                 mod.ApplyToDifficulty(Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
 
+            foreach (var h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
+                h.ApplyDefaults(Beatmap.ControlPointInfo, Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
+
             foreach (var mod in mods.OfType<IApplicableToHitObject<T>>())
                 foreach (var obj in Beatmap.HitObjects)
                     mod.ApplyToHitObject(obj);
-
-            foreach (var h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
-                h.ApplyDefaults(Beatmap.ControlPointInfo, Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
         }
 
         protected virtual void PreprocessHitObjects()