diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py b/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
index 78ec27b3..0fed97f2 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ class GeventWorker(AsyncWorker):
             # monkey patch here
             self.patch()
 
+            # reinit the hub
+            import gevent.core
+            gevent.core.reinit()
+
             #gevent 0.13 and older doesn't reinitialize dns for us after forking
             #here's the workaround
-            import gevent.core
             gevent.core.dns_shutdown(fail_requests=1)
             gevent.core.dns_init()
             super(GeventWorker, self).init_process()