diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index 3a9316663..e9c535e02 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ usage:
         pclog("# VM Manager enabled. Path: %s\n", vmm_path);
     }
 
+    /* Load the global configuration file. */
+    config_load_global();
+
     if (!vmm_enabled) {
         /*
          * We are about to read the configuration file, which MAY
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 7384edc87..20227aed6 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -2023,8 +2023,6 @@ config_load(void)
     int           i;
     ini_section_t c;
 
-    config_load_global();
-
     config_log("Loading VM config file '%s'...\n", cfg_path);
 
     memset(hdd, 0, sizeof(hard_disk_t));