diff --git a/options/m_config.c b/options/m_config.c
index 65807bb14e..378bed25ad 100644
--- a/options/m_config.c
+++ b/options/m_config.c
@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@ static int m_config_handle_special_options(struct m_config *config,
         config->recursion_depth += 1;
         config->includefunc(config->includefunc_ctx, param, flags);
         config->recursion_depth -= 1;
+        if (config->recursion_depth == 0 && config->profile_depth == 0)
+            m_config_finish_default_profile(config, flags);
         return 1;
     }