diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b113b8d9..374dd611 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Load `color` package in `begindocument/before` hook
+
 ## [v3.3.9] - 2023-11-14
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/siunitx-print.dtx b/siunitx-print.dtx
index 6e1a89f6..04c77652 100644
--- a/siunitx-print.dtx
+++ b/siunitx-print.dtx
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@
 % Color support is always required; to avoid a potential clash we delay to
 % the start of the document.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\AtBeginDocument { \RequirePackage { color } }
+\hook_gput_code:nnn { begindocument / before } { siunitx }
+  { \RequirePackage { color } }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %   Required variants.