diff --git a/libcef/browser/chrome_browser_process_stub.cc b/libcef/browser/chrome_browser_process_stub.cc
index a45064d55..a0d7fdf28 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/chrome_browser_process_stub.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/chrome_browser_process_stub.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "components/net_log/chrome_net_log.h"
 #include "components/net_log/net_export_file_writer.h"
 #include "components/prefs/pref_service.h"
+#include "content/browser/startup_helper.h"
 #include "content/public/common/content_switches.h"
 #include "services/network/public/cpp/network_switches.h"
 #include "services/network/public/cpp/shared_url_loader_factory.h"
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ void ChromeBrowserProcessStub::Initialize() {
   DCHECK(!context_initialized_);
   DCHECK(!shutdown_);
 
+  // Initialize this early before any code tries to check feature flags.
+  content::SetUpFieldTrialsAndFeatureList();
+
   const CefSettings& settings = CefContext::Get()->settings();
   const base::FilePath& cache_path =
       base::FilePath(CefString(&settings.cache_path));
diff --git a/libcef/browser/context.cc b/libcef/browser/context.cc
index 56aa7ab9c..dfb21c515 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/context.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/context.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "base/threading/thread_restrictions.h"
 #include "components/network_session_configurator/common/network_switches.h"
 #include "content/app/content_service_manager_main_delegate.h"
-#include "content/browser/startup_helper.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/notification_service.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/notification_types.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_process_host.h"
@@ -428,11 +427,6 @@ bool CefContext::Initialize(const CefMainArgs& args,
         base::WaitableEvent::ResetPolicy::AUTOMATIC,
         base::WaitableEvent::InitialState::NOT_SIGNALED);
 
-    // This is required because creating a base::Thread as starting it will
-    // check some feature flags this will cause a CHECK failure later when this
-    // gets called by some call down the line of service_manager::MainRun.
-    content::SetUpFieldTrialsAndFeatureList();
-
     if (!main_delegate_->CreateUIThread(base::BindOnce(
             [](CefContext* context, base::WaitableEvent* event) {
               service_manager::MainRun(*context->sm_main_params_);