diff --git a/wxPython/src/richtext.i b/wxPython/src/richtext.i
index 9ed5a8f4c8..fe76d47b95 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/richtext.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/richtext.i
@@ -1542,6 +1542,7 @@ public:
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %init %{
+    wxRichTextModuleInit();
 %}
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------