diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
index 222aae4ede..c9495d18b3 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 #include "hbpcode.h"
 #include "hbset.h"
 
+#include <windows.h>
+
 typedef struct _SYMBOLS
 {
    PHB_SYMB pModuleSymbols;  /* pointer to a one module own symbol table */
@@ -193,6 +195,8 @@ static void    hb_vmReleaseLocalSymbols( void );  /* releases the memory of the
 #endif
 
 static void    hb_vmProcessObjSymbols ( void ); /* process Harbour generated OBJ symbols */
+void hb_vmProcessBorlandInitSegment( void ); /* process Borland _INIT_ segment functions
+                                                when not using Borland startup */
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ void hb_vmInit( BOOL bStartMainProc )
    hb_memvarsInit();
 #ifdef HARBOUR_OBJ_GENERATION
    hb_vmProcessObjSymbols();  /* initialize Harbour generated OBJs symbols */
+   hb_vmProcessBorlandInitSegment(); /* initialize Borland _INIT_ segment if Borland OBJs linked */
 #endif
    hb_vmSymbolInit_RT();      /* initialize symbol table with runtime support functions */
 
@@ -4125,4 +4130,4 @@ WINBASEAPI LONG WINAPI UnhandledExceptionFilter( struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS * Ex
    return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER; /* EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; */
 }
 
-#endif
+#endif
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