diff --git a/src/video/vid_colorplus.c b/src/video/vid_colorplus.c
index e23db9ca5..6c24a04e0 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_colorplus.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_colorplus.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "../86box.h"
 #include "../cpu/cpu.h"
 #include "../io.h"
+#include "../lpt.h"
 #include "../pit.h"
 #include "../mem.h"
 #include "../timer.h"
@@ -405,6 +406,8 @@ void *colorplus_standalone_init(device_t *info)
         mem_mapping_add(&colorplus->cga.mapping, 0xb8000, 0x08000, colorplus_read, NULL, NULL, colorplus_write, NULL, NULL,  NULL, MEM_MAPPING_EXTERNAL, colorplus);
         io_sethandler(0x03d0, 0x0010, colorplus_in, NULL, NULL, colorplus_out, NULL, NULL, colorplus);
 		
+	lpt3_init(0x3BC);
+
         return colorplus;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/vid_hercules.c b/src/video/vid_hercules.c
index fddd5ac41..cee5283f1 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_hercules.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_hercules.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "../mem.h"
 #include "../rom.h"
 #include "../io.h"
+#include "../lpt.h"
 #include "../pit.h"
 #include "../timer.h"
 #include "../device.h"
@@ -370,6 +371,8 @@ void *hercules_init(device_t *info)
 	}
 	cgapal_rebuild();
 
+	lpt3_init(0x3BC);
+
         return hercules;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/vid_herculesplus.c b/src/video/vid_herculesplus.c
index 02ac6c87c..efe0ede30 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_herculesplus.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_herculesplus.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include "../86box.h"
 #include "../io.h"
+#include "../lpt.h"
 #include "../pit.h"
 #include "../mem.h"
 #include "../rom.h"
@@ -708,6 +709,8 @@ void *herculesplus_init(device_t *info)
         mdacols[0x80][0][1] = mdacols[0x80][1][1] = 16;
         mdacols[0x88][0][1] = mdacols[0x88][1][1] = 16;
 
+	lpt3_init(0x3BC);
+
         return herculesplus;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/vid_incolor.c b/src/video/vid_incolor.c
index 15f955c52..983d062a6 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_incolor.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_incolor.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include "../86box.h"
 #include "../io.h"
+#include "../lpt.h"
 #include "../pit.h"
 #include "../mem.h"
 #include "../rom.h"
@@ -1052,7 +1053,7 @@ void *incolor_init(device_t *info)
 	}
 	incolor->palette_idx = 0;
 
-
+	lpt3_init(0x3BC);
 
         return incolor;
 }
diff --git a/src/video/vid_mda.c b/src/video/vid_mda.c
index f9aaf962f..4f15830dd 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_mda.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_mda.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include "../86box.h"
 #include "../io.h"
+#include "../lpt.h"
 #include "../pit.h"
 #include "../mem.h"
 #include "../rom.h"
@@ -319,6 +320,8 @@ void *mda_init(device_t *info)
 	}
 	cgapal_rebuild();
 
+	lpt3_init(0x3BC);
+
         return mda;
 }