diff --git a/indra/llui/llspellcheck.cpp b/indra/llui/llspellcheck.cpp
index 990e651853..63a86fc0b2 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llspellcheck.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llspellcheck.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ LLSpellChecker::LLSpellChecker()
 	: mHunspell(NULL)
 {
 	// Load initial dictionary information
-	refreshDictionaryMap();
+	//refreshDictionaryMap(); // <FS:Ansariel> FIRE-29649: Crash when opening spellcheck settings
 }
 
 LLSpellChecker::~LLSpellChecker()
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ LLSpellChecker::~LLSpellChecker()
 	delete mHunspell;
 }
 
+// <FS:Ansariel> FIRE-29649: Crash when opening spellcheck settings
+void LLSpellChecker::initSingleton()
+{
+	// Load initial dictionary information
+	refreshDictionaryMap();
+}
+// </FS:Ansariel>
+
 bool LLSpellChecker::checkSpelling(const std::string& word) const
 {
 	if ( (!mHunspell) || (word.length() < 3) || (0 != mHunspell->spell(word.c_str())) )
diff --git a/indra/llui/llspellcheck.h b/indra/llui/llspellcheck.h
index f1964cc091..36628780a3 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llspellcheck.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llspellcheck.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void addToDictFile(const std::string& dict_path, const std::string& word);
 	void initHunspell(const std::string& dict_language);
+	void initSingleton(); // <FS:Ansariel> FIRE-29649: Crash when opening spellcheck settings
 
 public:
 	typedef std::list<std::string> dict_list_t;