diff --git a/core/lib/Foswiki/Config.pm b/core/lib/Foswiki/Config.pm
index 490d151fde..29b32986f0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Foswiki/Config.pm
+++ b/core/lib/Foswiki/Config.pm
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ has _lscFileObj => (
 has _lscRecords => (
     is      => 'rw',
     clearer => 1,
+    lazy    => 1,
     builder => '_prepareLscRecords',
 );