Index: wp-load.php
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--- wp-load.php	(revision 9386)
+++ wp-load.php	(working copy)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	/** The config file resides in ABSPATH */
 	require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' );
 
-} elseif ( file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' ) ) {
+} elseif ( file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-load.php' ) ) {
 
 	/** The config file resides one level below ABSPATH */
 	require_once( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' );