diff --git a/lib/review/htmlbuilder.rb b/lib/review/htmlbuilder.rb
index 5dc8b4385..a55230b26 100644
--- a/lib/review/htmlbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/htmlbuilder.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @noindent = nil
       @ol_num = nil
       @chapter.book.image_types = %w[.png .jpg .jpeg .gif .svg]
       @column = 0
-      @sec_counter = SecCounter.new(5, @chapter)
       @nonum_counter = 0
       @first_line_num = nil
       @body_ext = nil
diff --git a/lib/review/idgxmlbuilder.rb b/lib/review/idgxmlbuilder.rb
index 70b53fab0..27115dc76 100644
--- a/lib/review/idgxmlbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/idgxmlbuilder.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @warns = []
       @errors = []
       @section = 0
diff --git a/lib/review/index_builder.rb b/lib/review/index_builder.rb
index 2d362eccb..0ae2c1ab5 100644
--- a/lib/review/index_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/index_builder.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ def bind(compiler, chapter, location)
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
-      @sec_counter = SecCounter.new(5, @chapter)
-
+      super
       @headline_stack = []
 
       @list_index = ReVIEW::Book::ListIndex.new
diff --git a/lib/review/latexbuilder.rb b/lib/review/latexbuilder.rb
index 59999437f..5b156f2f4 100644
--- a/lib/review/latexbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/latexbuilder.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @chapter.book.image_types = %w[.ai .eps .pdf .tif .tiff .png .bmp .jpg .jpeg .gif]
       @blank_needed = false
       @latex_tsize = nil
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ def builder_init_file
       @cellwidth = nil
       @ol_num = nil
       @first_line_num = nil
-      @sec_counter = SecCounter.new(5, @chapter)
       @foottext = {}
       setup_index
       initialize_metachars(@book.config['texcommand'])
diff --git a/lib/review/markdownbuilder.rb b/lib/review/markdownbuilder.rb
index eea3c3fbc..26afd014d 100644
--- a/lib/review/markdownbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/markdownbuilder.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @noindent = nil
       @blank_seen = nil
       @ul_indent = 0
diff --git a/lib/review/plaintextbuilder.rb b/lib/review/plaintextbuilder.rb
index d6dc50890..d3e1d1f33 100644
--- a/lib/review/plaintextbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/plaintextbuilder.rb
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @section = 0
       @subsection = 0
       @subsubsection = 0
       @subsubsubsection = 0
       @blank_seen = true
-      @sec_counter = SecCounter.new(5, @chapter)
     end
     private :builder_init_file
 
diff --git a/lib/review/rstbuilder.rb b/lib/review/rstbuilder.rb
index 460f7ab78..e29c6c8e3 100644
--- a/lib/review/rstbuilder.rb
+++ b/lib/review/rstbuilder.rb
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ def extname
     end
 
     def builder_init_file
+      super
       @section = 0
       @subsection = 0
       @subsubsection = 0
       @subsubsubsection = 0
       @blank_seen = true
-      @sec_counter = SecCounter.new(5, @chapter)
       @ul_indent = 0
       @ol_indent = 0
       @in_role = false