--- flyspell.el.orig	2008-03-28 12:55:25.000000000 +0100
+++ flyspell.el	2008-03-28 12:58:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 ;;*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 (defun flyspell-mode-on ()
   "Turn Flyspell mode on.  Do not use this; use `flyspell-mode' instead."
-  (ispell-maybe-find-aspell-dictionaries)
+  (ispell-set-spellchecker-params) ; Initialize variables and dicts alists
   (setq ispell-highlight-face 'flyspell-incorrect)
   ;; local dictionaries setup
   (or ispell-local-dictionary ispell-dictionary
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@
 (defun flyspell-word (&optional following)
   "Spell check a word."
   (interactive (list ispell-following-word))
+  (ispell-set-spellchecker-params)    ; Initialize variables and dicts alists
   (save-excursion
     ;; use the correct dictionary
     (flyspell-accept-buffer-local-defs)
@@ -1531,7 +1532,7 @@
     ;; this is done, we can start checking...
     (if flyspell-issue-message-flag (message "Checking region..."))
     (set-buffer curbuf)
-    (ispell-check-version)
+    (ispell-set-spellchecker-params)  ; Initialize variables and dicts alists
     ;; Local dictionary becomes the global dictionary in use.
     (setq ispell-current-dictionary
 	  (or ispell-local-dictionary ispell-dictionary))
@@ -1590,6 +1591,7 @@
 (defun flyspell-region (beg end)
   "Flyspell text between BEG and END."
   (interactive "r")
+  (ispell-set-spellchecker-params)  ; Initialize variables and dicts alists
   (if (= beg end)
       ()
     (save-excursion