diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 04ffe59..4c76594 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -2077,12 +2077,6 @@
       ldpreload_env = linker_env_get("LD_PRELOAD");
     }
 
-    // Linker does not call constructors for its own
-    // global variables so we need to initialize
-    // the allocators explicitly.
-    g_soinfo_allocator.init();
-    g_soinfo_links_allocator.init();
-
     INFO("[ android linker & debugger ]");
 
     soinfo* si = soinfo_alloc(args.argv[0], NULL);
@@ -2271,6 +2265,9 @@
     _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
+  // lets properly initialize global variables
+  linker_so.CallConstructors();
+
   // We have successfully fixed our own relocations. It's safe to run
   // the main part of the linker now.
   args.abort_message_ptr = &g_abort_message;