diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 78a9be6..e1dd769 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ main_init(int argc, const char *argv[], Source **sp, struct block **lp)
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
 		if (!isatty(i))
 			setmode(i, O_BINARY);
+
+	os2_init(&argc, &argv);
 #endif
 
 	/* do things like getpgrp() et al. */
@@ -655,10 +657,6 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	Source *s;
 	struct block *l;
 
-#ifdef __OS2__
-	os2_init(&argc, &argv);
-#endif
-
 	if ((rv = main_init(argc, argv, &s, &l)) == 0) {
 		if (Flag(FAS_BUILTIN)) {
 			rv = shcomexec(l->argv);