diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 5322b46770c90fab4d2552256ee604f1c72c26c6..82f6756f609423b521a154928c65baddf94a7dc5 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -1424,6 +1424,11 @@ function install_finished(&$install_state) {
   // profile, and possibly any other menu items created through the tasks.
   menu_rebuild();
 
+  // Rebuild the database cache of node types, so that any node types added
+  // by newly installed modules are registered correctly and initialized with
+  // the necessary fields.
+  node_types_rebuild();
+
   // Register actions declared by any modules.
   actions_synchronize();