diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 6d0cb7ea3d..b6a7d53a0c 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ class ManagementUtility(object):
         parser = LaxOptionParser(usage="%prog subcommand [options] [args]",
                                  version=get_version(),
                                  option_list=BaseCommand.option_list)
-        self.autocomplete()
         try:
             options, args = parser.parse_args(self.argv)
             handle_default_options(options)
@@ -391,6 +390,8 @@ class ManagementUtility(object):
         else:
             django.setup()
 
+        self.autocomplete()
+
         try:
             subcommand = self.argv[1]
         except IndexError: