diff --git a/tester/liblinphone_tester.c b/tester/liblinphone_tester.c
index fbba48218..23b5a8652 100644
--- a/tester/liblinphone_tester.c
+++ b/tester/liblinphone_tester.c
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	FILE* log_file=NULL;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GTK
-	gdk_threads_init();
 	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+	gdk_threads_init();
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ANDROID)