diff --git a/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c b/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
index c23e3546bb..eff130dd16 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
+++ b/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
   GstElement *bin, *disksrc, *parse, *decoder, *audiosink;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
   bin = gst_bin_new("bin");
 
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c b/tests/old/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
index c23e3546bb..eff130dd16 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld/helloworld.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
   GstElement *bin, *disksrc, *parse, *decoder, *audiosink;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
   bin = gst_bin_new("bin");