diff --git a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
index 462727582..b516f41e2 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
@@ -1653,6 +1653,7 @@ impl<'gc> MovieClip<'gc> {
             .for_each(|goto| run_goto_command(self, context, goto));
 
         if !is_implicit {
+            self.construct_frame(context);
             self.frame_constructed(context);
             self.avm2_root(context)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| self.into())