diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
index 1a7e3ebbc8..0d579abdc6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
@@ -235,13 +235,20 @@ namespace MWScript
         }
     }
 
-    bool GlobalScripts::readRecord (ESM::ESMReader& reader, uint32_t type)
+    bool GlobalScripts::readRecord (ESM::ESMReader& reader, uint32_t type, const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMap)
     {
         if (type==ESM::REC_GSCR)
         {
             ESM::GlobalScript script;
             script.load (reader);
 
+            if (script.mTargetRef.hasContentFile())
+            {
+                auto iter = contentFileMap.find(script.mTargetRef.mContentFile);
+                if (iter != contentFileMap.end())
+                    script.mTargetRef.mContentFile = iter->second;
+            }
+
             auto iter = mScripts.find (script.mId);
 
             if (iter==mScripts.end())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
index c5c5a9a452..049e78804a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
             void write (ESM::ESMWriter& writer, Loading::Listener& progress) const;
 
-            bool readRecord (ESM::ESMReader& reader, uint32_t type);
+            bool readRecord (ESM::ESMReader& reader, uint32_t type, const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMap);
             ///< Records for variables that do not exist are dropped silently.
             ///
             /// \return Known type?
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index 93f75c6f10..fb418b94ad 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const std::str
 
                 case ESM::REC_GSCR:
 
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().readRecord (reader, n.intval);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().readRecord (reader, n.intval, contentFileMap);
                     break;
 
                 case ESM::REC_GMAP: