diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 8f017c60..df040f09 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	secprop=control->AddSection_prop("joystick",&BIOS_Init,false);//done
 	secprop->AddInitFunction(&INT10_Init);
 	secprop->AddInitFunction(&MOUSE_Init); //Must be after int10 as it uses CurMode
-	secprop->AddInitFunction(&JOYSTICK_Init);
+	secprop->AddInitFunction(&JOYSTICK_Init,true);
 	const char* joytypes[] = { "auto", "2axis", "4axis", "4axis_2", "fcs", "ch", "none",0};
 	Pstring = secprop->Add_string("joysticktype",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,"auto");
 	Pstring->Set_values(joytypes);