diff --git a/src/Autopilot/xmlauto.cxx b/src/Autopilot/xmlauto.cxx
index 24cb8a772..8edc11c60 100644
--- a/src/Autopilot/xmlauto.cxx
+++ b/src/Autopilot/xmlauto.cxx
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ void FGXMLAutopilot::init() {
 
 void FGXMLAutopilot::reinit() {
     components.clear();
+    init();
     build();
 }