diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_main.cpp b/src/common/platform/win32/i_main.cpp
index 200cd541b..c05e1aaba 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_main.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ int DoMain (HINSTANCE hInstance)
 	WinWidth = cRect.right;
 	WinHeight = cRect.bottom;
 
-	if (SUCCEEDED(CoInitialize(nullptr)))
-		atexit ([](){ CoUninitialize(); }); // beware of calling convention.
-
 	int ret = GameMain ();
 
 	if (mainwindow.CheckForRestart())
@@ -296,6 +293,9 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE nothing, LPWSTR cmdline, int
 
 	InitCommonControls();
 
+	if (SUCCEEDED(CoInitialize(nullptr)))
+		atexit([]() { CoUninitialize(); }); // beware of calling convention.
+
 #if defined(_DEBUG) && defined(_MSC_VER)
 	// Uncomment this line to make the Visual C++ CRT check the heap before
 	// every allocation and deallocation. This will be slow, but it can be a