diff --git a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
index 6797e1a837..96e23f0c82 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
     (init-field dest-dir
                 [refer-to-existing-files #f]
-                [root-path #f])
+                [root-path #f]
+                [prefix-file #f]
+                [style-file #f]
+                [style-extra-files null])
 
     (define/public (get-dest-directory [create? #f])
       (when (and dest-dir create? (not (directory-exists? dest-dir)))
diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index 43d204f08c..062e0236fd 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -236,15 +236,13 @@
              format-number
              quiet-table-of-contents
              extract-part-style-files)
+    (inherit-field prefix-file style-file style-extra-files)
 
     (init-field [css-path #f]
                 ;; up-path is either a link "up", or #t which uses
                 ;; goes to start page (using cookies to get to the
                 ;; user start page)
                 [up-path #f]
-                [prefix-file #f]
-                [style-file #f]
-                [style-extra-files null]
                 [script-path #f]
                 [script-file #f]
                 [search-box? #f])
diff --git a/collects/scribble/text-render.ss b/collects/scribble/text-render.ss
index 906d426dac..9773f55fe1 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/text-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/text-render.ss
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
   (define (render-mixin %)
     (class %
-      (init [prefix-file #f]
-            [style-file #f]
-            [style-extra-files ()])
       
       (define/override (get-substitutions)
         '((#rx"---" "\U2014")