diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index c5b1b4071..f32c20373 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -630,7 +630,11 @@ void M_SetMenu(FName menu, int param)
 				if (cls == nullptr) cls = PClass::FindClass("ListMenu");
 
 				DListMenu *newmenu = (DListMenu *)cls->CreateNew();
-				newmenu->Init(DMenu::CurrentMenu, ld);
+				IFVIRTUALPTRNAME(newmenu, "OptionMenu", Init)
+				{
+					VMValue params[3] = { newmenu, DMenu::CurrentMenu, ld };
+					GlobalVMStack.Call(func, params, 3, nullptr, 0);
+				}
 				M_ActivateMenu(newmenu);
 			}
 		}