diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 053a1b230e..b33373375a 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ returntype main_entry(signature())
    settings_t *settings = NULL;
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
 
+   rarch_main_state_new();
+
    driver->frontend_ctx = (frontend_ctx_driver_t*)frontend_ctx_init_first();
 
    if (!driver->frontend_ctx)
@@ -292,8 +294,6 @@ returntype main_entry(signature())
    if (driver->frontend_ctx && driver->frontend_ctx->init)
       driver->frontend_ctx->init(args);
 
-   rarch_main_state_new();
-
    if (driver->frontend_ctx)
    {
       if (!(ret = (main_load_content(argc, argv, args,