diff --git a/source/network/NetHost.cpp b/source/network/NetHost.cpp
index 7de5997c1a..e5875f6f6e 100644
--- a/source/network/NetHost.cpp
+++ b/source/network/NetHost.cpp
@@ -67,3 +67,14 @@ ENetPacket* CNetHost::CreatePacket(const CNetMessage* message)
 
 	return packet;
 }
+
+void CNetHost::Initialize()
+{
+	int ret = enet_initialize();
+	debug_assert(ret == 0);
+}
+
+void CNetHost::Deinitialize()
+{
+	enet_deinitialize();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/network/NetHost.h b/source/network/NetHost.h
index 5f64d20db1..41a0e0c52a 100644
--- a/source/network/NetHost.h
+++ b/source/network/NetHost.h
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ public:
 	 * @return NULL on failure
 	 */
 	static ENetPacket* CreatePacket(const CNetMessage* message);
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize ENet.
+	 * This must be called before any other networking code.
+	 */
+	static void Initialize();
+
+	/**
+	 * Deinitialize ENet.
+	 */
+	static void Deinitialize();
 };
 
 #endif	// NETHOST_H
diff --git a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
index c4b97378e3..1b082a0e7f 100644
--- a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ void Shutdown(int UNUSED(flags))
 	TIMER_BEGIN(L"shutdown misc");
 		timer_DisplayClientTotals();
 
+		CNetHost::Deinitialize();
+
 		// should be last, since the above use them
 		SAFE_DELETE(g_Logger);
 		delete &g_Profiler;
@@ -700,6 +702,8 @@ void Init(const CmdLineArgs& args, int flags)
 	// and fonts are set later in InitPs())
 	g_Console = new CConsole();
 
+	CNetHost::Initialize();
+
 	if(setup_vmode)
 		InitSDL();