diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 6638ed412d..bbdf7d93bc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -451,12 +451,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (!ModData.LoadScreen.BeforeLoad())
 				return;
 
-			using (new PerfTimer("LoadMaps"))
-				ModData.MapCache.LoadMaps();
-
 			ModData.InitializeLoaders(ModData.DefaultFileSystem);
 			Renderer.InitializeFonts(ModData);
 
+			using (new PerfTimer("LoadMaps"))
+				ModData.MapCache.LoadMaps();
+
 			var grid = ModData.Manifest.Contains<MapGrid>() ? ModData.Manifest.Get<MapGrid>() : null;
 			Renderer.InitializeDepthBuffer(grid);