diff --git a/source/blender/src/space.c b/source/blender/src/space.c
index 48c6523825c..94cb5210271 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/space.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/space.c
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ void start_game(void)
 	/* Restart BPY - unload the game engine modules. */
 	BPY_end_python();
 	BPY_start_python();
+	BPY_post_start_python(); /* userpref path and menus init */
 
 	restore_all_scene_cfra(scene_cfra_store);
 	set_scene_bg(startscene);