--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtd.C	2010/10/24 17:34:47	1.51
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtd.C	2010/10/24 17:52:50	1.52
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@
 int
 main (int argc, const char *const *argv)
 {
+  ptytty::init ();
+
   int opt_fork, opt_opendisplay, opt_quiet;
 #if ENABLE_MLOCK
   int opt_lock;
 #endif
 
-  rxvt_init ();
-
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
     {
       if (!strcmp (argv [i], "-f") || !strcmp (argv [i], "--fork"))
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@
         }
     }
 
+  rxvt_init ();
+
   // optionally open display and never release it.
   if (opt_opendisplay)
     if (const char *dpy = getenv ("DISPLAY"))