diff --git a/SOURCES/environment-modules-moulespath-initrc.patch b/SOURCES/environment-modules-moulespath-initrc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e88b820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/environment-modules-moulespath-initrc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/modules-4.5.2/modulecmd.tcl.in b/modulecmd.tcl.in
+index 3abd4ad..cf6cb3b 100644
+--- a/modules-4.5.2/modulecmd.tcl.in
++++ b/modulecmd.tcl.in
+@@ -10564,8 +10564,17 @@ proc cmdModuleAutoinit {} {
+    @VERSIONING@   setenv MODULE_VERSION_STACK @MODULES_RELEASE@@MODULES_BUILD@
+    @VERSIONING@}
+ 
+-   # initialize default MODULEPATH and LOADEDMODULES
+-   if {![info exists ::env(MODULEPATH)] || $::env(MODULEPATH) eq {}} {
++   # initialize MODULEPATH and LOADEDMODULES if found unset
++   if {![info exists ::env(MODULEPATH)]} {
++      setenv MODULEPATH {}
++   }
++   if {![info exists ::env(LOADEDMODULES)]} {
++      setenv LOADEDMODULES {}
++   }
++
++   # initialize user environment if found undefined (both MODULEPATH and
++   # LOADEDMODULES empty)
++   if {$::env(MODULEPATH) eq {} && $::env(LOADEDMODULES) eq {}} {
+       # set modpaths defined in modulespath config file if it exists, use file
+       # in etcdir if it exists, dot file in initdir elsewhere
+       set modulespath [expr {[file exists @etcdir@/modulespath] ?\
+@@ -10580,17 +10589,8 @@ proc cmdModuleAutoinit {} {
+          }
+       }
+ 
+-      if {![info exists ::env(MODULEPATH)]} {
+-         setenv MODULEPATH {}
+-      }
+-   }
+-   if {![info exists ::env(LOADEDMODULES)]} {
+-      setenv LOADEDMODULES {}
+-   }
+-
+-   # source initialization modulerc if any and if no env already initialized
+-   # use initrc file in etcdir if any, modulerc file in initdir otherwise
+-   if {$::env(MODULEPATH) eq {} && $::env(LOADEDMODULES) eq {}} {
++      # source initialization modulerc if any and if no env already initialized
++      # use initrc file in etcdir if any, modulerc file in initdir otherwise
+       set initrc [expr {[file exists @etcdir@/initrc] ? {@etcdir@/initrc} :\
+          {@initdir@/modulerc}}]
+       if {[file exists $initrc]} {
diff --git a/SPECS/environment-modules.spec b/SPECS/environment-modules.spec
index c4a7911..f4d38d8 100644
--- a/SPECS/environment-modules.spec
+++ b/SPECS/environment-modules.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           environment-modules
 Version:        4.5.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Provides dynamic modification of a user's environment
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://modules.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/modules/modules-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0001:      environment-modules-configure.patch
+Patch0002:      environment-modules-moulespath-initrc.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  tcl-devel, libX11-devel
 BuildRequires:  dejagnu, sed, procps, hostname, man, less
@@ -57,8 +58,7 @@ This package provides Environment Modules compatibility version (3.2).
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n modules-%{version}
-%patch0001 -p1
+%autosetup -n modules-%{version}
 
 
 %build
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 07 2022 Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com> - 4.5.2-2
+- Evaluate both modulespath and initrc during initialization (#1894870)
+
 * Tue Aug 18 2020 Jan Synáček <jsynacek@redhat.com> - 4.5.2-1
 - Update to 4.5.2 (#1860674)