diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
index 46b017a46995..4de399a9f560 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ var Browser = {
     // initialize input handling
     ih = new InputHandler();
 
+    BrowserUI.init();
+
     // Create the first tab
     this.newTab(true);
 
@@ -152,8 +154,6 @@ var Browser = {
     // XXX hook up memory-pressure notification to clear out tab browsers
     //os.addObserver(function(subject, topic, data) self.destroyEarliestBrowser(), "memory-pressure", false);
 
-    BrowserUI.init();
-
     window.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDOMChromeWindow).browserDOMWindow = new nsBrowserAccess();
 
     let browsers = document.getElementById("browsers");