diff -u b/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
--- b/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@
 define('JS_THEME', 100);
 
 /**
- * The default group for JavaScript settings added to the page.
- */
-define('JS_SETTING', 200);
-
-/**
  * Error code indicating that the request exceeded the specified timeout.
  *
  * @see drupal_http_request()
@@ -4056,15 +4051,15 @@
           ),
           'type' => 'setting',
           'scope' => 'header',
-          'group' => JS_SETTING,
+          'group' => JS_LIBRARY,
           'every_page' => TRUE,
           'weight' => 0,
-          'browsers' => array(),
         ),
         'misc/drupal.js' => array(
           'group' => JS_LIBRARY,
           'every_page' => TRUE,
           'weight' => 0,
+          'browsers' => array(),
         ),
         'misc/drupal.js' => array(
           'data' => 'misc/drupal.js',
@@ -4272,6 +4267,10 @@
     ),
   );
 
+  // Make sure JS setting variables appear last.
+  // @todo In Drupal 8, add a large weight JS_SETTING group to accomplish this.
+  $setting_elements = array();
+
   // Loop through each group.
   foreach ($elements['#groups'] as $group) {
     // If a group of files has been aggregated into a single file,
@@ -4319,12 +4318,17 @@
             break;
         }
 
-        $elements[] = $element;
+        if ($item['type'] == 'setting') {
+          $setting_elements[] = $element;
+        }
+        else {
+          $elements[] = $element;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 
-  return $elements;
+  return array_merge($elements, $setting_elements);
 }
 
 /**