diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index e5450cf8ed..05aba57230 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1265,9 +1265,9 @@ int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
       }
    }
 
+   driver_ctl(RARCH_DRIVER_CTL_INIT_PRE, NULL);
    init_libretro_sym(current_core_type);
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_INIT, NULL);
-   driver_ctl(RARCH_DRIVER_CTL_INIT_PRE, NULL);
    if (!event_cmd_ctl(EVENT_CMD_CORE_INIT, NULL))
       goto error;