diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 1cdc7b107..04aea105d 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jumping over a sokobon pit would result in the player next to, not in, the pit
 don't let arrow, rock or dart traps provide an infinite number of objects
 dropping from height or throwing a normal container may damage contents
 some Magicbane messages treated "erinys" as plural
+initialize artifacts before processing $WIZKIT
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/allmain.c b/src/allmain.c
index 6e3070414..f9e09b851 100644
--- a/src/allmain.c
+++ b/src/allmain.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)allmain.c	3.4	2002/01/04	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)allmain.c	3.4	2003/04/02	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -495,10 +495,11 @@ newgame()
 				 * and init_artifacts() */
 
 	init_dungeons();	/* must be before u_init() to avoid rndmonst()
-				 * creating odd monsters for initial tins and
-				 * eggs */
+				 * creating odd monsters for any tins and eggs
+				 * in hero's initial inventory */
+	init_artifacts();	/* before u_init() in case $WIZKIT specifies
+				 * any aritfacts */
 	u_init();
-	init_artifacts();
 
 #ifndef NO_SIGNAL
 	(void) signal(SIGINT, (SIG_RET_TYPE) done1);