Index: channels/chan_sip.c
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--- channels/chan_sip.c	(revision 212714)
+++ channels/chan_sip.c	(working copy)
@@ -24481,7 +24481,7 @@
 	char *cat, *stringp, *context, *oldregcontext;
 	char newcontexts[AST_MAX_CONTEXT], oldcontexts[AST_MAX_CONTEXT];
 	struct ast_flags dummy[2];
-	struct ast_flags config_flags = { reason == CHANNEL_MODULE_LOAD ? 0 : CONFIG_FLAG_FILEUNCHANGED };
+	struct ast_flags config_flags = { reason == CHANNEL_MODULE_LOAD ? 0 : ast_test_flag(&global_flags[1], SIP_PAGE2_RTCACHEFRIENDS) ? 0 : CONFIG_FLAG_FILEUNCHANGED };
 	int auto_sip_domains = FALSE;
 	struct sockaddr_in old_bindaddr = bindaddr;
 	int registry_count = 0, peer_count = 0;