diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
index 77f48f1d80..45a4f47b7f 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     return -1;
   }
 
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
   SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 2);
   SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
 
@@ -329,8 +331,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   sdl_gl_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext (sdl_window);
 
-  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
-
   SDL_GL_MakeCurrent (sdl_window, sdl_gl_context);
 
   /* Loop, drawing and checking events */
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
index 41e37f21c3..a516ad522d 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     return -1;
   }
 
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
   SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 2);
   SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
 
@@ -331,7 +333,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     return -1;
   }
 
-  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
 
   SDL_GL_MakeCurrent (sdl_window, sdl_gl_context);