diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index 5865823c8..5637415e3 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -1071,11 +1071,13 @@ pc_reset_hard_init(void)
     /* Reset and reconfigure the Sound Card layer. */
     sound_card_reset();
 
+    /* Initialize parallel devices. */
+    /* note: PLIP LPT side has to be initialized before the network side */
+    lpt_devices_init();
+
     /* Reset and reconfigure the Network Card layer. */
     network_reset();
 
-    lpt_devices_init();
-
     /* Reset and reconfigure the serial ports. */
     serial_standalone_init();
     serial_passthrough_init();