diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/BrowserFrame.java b/core/java/android/webkit/BrowserFrame.java
index c1945599d3..74d483316e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/BrowserFrame.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/BrowserFrame.java
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ private LoadListener startLoadingResource(int loaderHandle,
         loader.setCacheMode(headers.containsKey("If-Modified-Since")
                 || headers.containsKey("If-None-Match") ? 
                         WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE : cacheMode);
+        loader.executeLoad();
         // Set referrer to current URL?
         return !synchronous ? loadListener : null;
     }