Index: sphinx/static/searchtools.js
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--- sphinx/static/searchtools.js	(revision 77594)
+++ sphinx/static/searchtools.js	(working copy)
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@
       return this._index !== null;
   },
 
+  loadIndex : function(url) {
+      jQuery.getScript(url);
+  },
+
   deferQuery : function(query) {
       this._queued_query = query;
   },
Index: sphinx/templates/search.html
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--- sphinx/templates/search.html	(revision 77594)
+++ sphinx/templates/search.html	(working copy)
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
 {% set title = _('Search') %}
-{% set script_files = script_files + ['_static/searchtools.js'] %}
+{% set script_files = ['_static/searchtools.js'] + script_files %}
 {% block body %}
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    jQuery(function() {
+      Search.loadIndex("{{ pathto('searchindex.js', 1) }}");
+    })
+  </script>
+
   <h1 id="search-documentation">{{ _('Search') }}</h1>
   <div id="fallback" class="admonition warning">
   <script type="text/javascript">$('#fallback').hide();</script>
@@ -41,5 +47,4 @@
 {% endblock %}
 {% block footer %}
   {{ super() }}
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="searchindex.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}