diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/openelec-userconfig b/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/openelec-userconfig
index 28545c5136..1f2af56b3e 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/openelec-userconfig
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/openelec-userconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 ################################################################################
 # copy userconfig and samples
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 if [ -d /usr/config ]; then
   progress "copy userconfig and samples"