diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/launch/common/FabricMixinBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/launch/common/FabricMixinBootstrap.java
index 6f62a4b67..69feab043 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/launch/common/FabricMixinBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loader/launch/common/FabricMixinBootstrap.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static void init(EnvType side, QuiltLoaderImpl loader) {
 		initialized = true;
 	}
 
-	private static final class MixinConfigDecorator {
+	public static final class MixinConfigDecorator {
 		private static final List<LoaderMixinVersionEntry> versions = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		static {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void apply(Map<String, ModContainerImpl> configToModMap) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		private static int getMixinCompat(ModContainerImpl mod) {
+		public static int getMixinCompat(ModContainerImpl mod) {
 			// infer from loader dependency by determining the least relevant loader version the mod accepts
 			// AND any loader deps
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
index 830da99d6..7303d6d1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.quiltmc.loader.impl.game.GameProvider;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.launch.common.FabricLauncher;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.launch.common.FabricLauncherBase;
+import net.fabricmc.loader.launch.common.FabricMixinBootstrap;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.launch.knot.Knot;
 
 import org.quiltmc.loader.impl.metadata.qmj.AdapterLoadableClassEntry;
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@
 import org.quiltmc.loader.impl.util.log.Log;
 import org.quiltmc.loader.impl.util.log.LogCategory;
 
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.FabricUtil;
+
 public final class QuiltLoaderImpl {
 	public static final QuiltLoaderImpl INSTANCE = InitHelper.get();
 
@@ -259,6 +262,19 @@ private void setup() throws ModResolutionException {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Keep Mixin 0.9.2 compatible mods first in the load order, temporary fix for https://github.com/FabricMC/Mixin/issues/89
+		List<ModCandidate> newMixinCompatMods = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (Iterator<ModCandidate> it = modCandidates.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			ModCandidate mod = it.next();
+			ModContainerImpl tempModContainer = new ModContainerImpl(mod);
+			if (FabricMixinBootstrap.MixinConfigDecorator.getMixinCompat(tempModContainer) != FabricUtil.COMPATIBILITY_0_9_2) {
+				it.remove();
+				newMixinCompatMods.add(mod);
+			}
+		}
+
+		modCandidates.addAll(newMixinCompatMods);
+
 		String modsToLoadLate = System.getProperty(SystemProperties.DEBUG_LOAD_LATE);
 
 		if (modsToLoadLate != null) {