diff --git a/web/src/settings_account.js b/web/src/settings_account.js
index 7e9a23a712..9c427ddb8c 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_account.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_account.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export function update_privacy_settings_box(property) {
     settings_components.set_input_element_value($input_elem, user_settings[property]);
 }
 
-export function set_up() {
+export function set_up(load_password_quality) {
     // Add custom profile fields elements to user account settings.
     add_custom_profile_fields_to_settings();
     $("#account-settings-status").hide();
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ export function set_up() {
         if (realm.realm_password_auth_enabled !== false) {
             // zxcvbn.js is pretty big, and is only needed on password
             // change, so load it asynchronously.
-            password_quality = (await import("./password_quality")).password_quality;
+            password_quality = await load_password_quality();
             $("#pw_strength .bar").removeClass("hide");
 
             $("#new_password").on("input", () => {
diff --git a/web/src/settings_sections.js b/web/src/settings_sections.js
index f35a4327cd..f847269964 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_sections.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_sections.js
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ export function get_group(section) {
     }
 }
 
-export function initialize() {
+export function initialize(load_password_quality) {
     // personal
-    load_func_dict.set("your-account", settings_account.set_up);
+    load_func_dict.set("your-account", () => settings_account.set_up(load_password_quality));
     load_func_dict.set("preferences", () => {
         settings_preferences.set_up(settings_preferences.user_settings_panel);
     });
diff --git a/web/src/ui_init.js b/web/src/ui_init.js
index d14fafa093..30bb445a3e 100644
--- a/web/src/ui_init.js
+++ b/web/src/ui_init.js
@@ -630,7 +630,11 @@ export function initialize_everything(state_data) {
     settings_notifications.initialize();
     settings_realm_user_settings_defaults.initialize();
     settings_panel_menu.initialize();
-    settings_sections.initialize();
+    settings_sections.initialize(
+        // zxcvbn.js is pretty big, and is only needed on password
+        // change, so load it asynchronously.
+        async () => (await import("./password_quality")).password_quality,
+    );
     settings_toggle.initialize();
     about_zulip.initialize();