diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 41734cdd1..9a6880644 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1879,6 +1879,8 @@ Warning didn't show nearby monsters who were inside poison gas/steam/smoke
 map didn't show adjacent monsters if they were inside a gas region unless
 	they were seen via telepathy or extended monster detection, but they
 	were described as if visible in messages (combat, for instance)
+OPTIONS=symset:blank and symset:plain didn't load the specified symbols if
+	used from the RC file or NETHACKOPTIONS
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x Platform and/or Interface Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index d91f330c6..6cfe511bf 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -4058,9 +4058,9 @@ optfn_symset(
                         load_symset("default", PRIMARYSET);
                     }
 #endif
-                    switch_symbols(gs.symset[PRIMARYSET].name != (char *) 0);
-                    go.opt_need_redraw = go.opt_need_glyph_reset = TRUE;
                 }
+                switch_symbols(gs.symset[PRIMARYSET].name != (char *) 0);
+                go.opt_need_redraw = go.opt_need_glyph_reset = TRUE;
             }
         } else
             return optn_err;