diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/movieclip.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/movieclip.rs
index fed65790b..d4d65d27d 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/movieclip.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/movieclip.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ pub fn instance_init<'gc>(
             let new_do =
                 MovieClip::new_with_avm2(movie, this, class_object, activation.context.gc_context);
 
+            new_do.preload(&mut activation.context, &mut Default::default(), None);
+
             this.init_display_object(activation.context.gc_context, new_do.into());
         }
     }