diff --git a/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj b/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj
index a4d025d..3f5d12d 100644
--- a/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj
+++ b/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\crc32.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\ddclipper.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\debug.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\delay_imports.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\detours\creatwth.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\detours\detours.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\detours\disasm.cpp" />
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="inc\d3dcaps.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="inc\ddclipper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="inc\ddraw.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="inc\delay_imports.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="inc\directinput.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="inc\dllmain.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="inc\fps_limiter.h" />
diff --git a/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj.filters b/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj.filters
index 0f07cb0..b15230e 100644
--- a/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/cnc-ddraw.vcxproj.filters
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\keyboard.c">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\delay_imports.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="inc\debug.h">
@@ -299,6 +302,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="inc\d3dcaps.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="inc\delay_imports.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="res.rc">
diff --git a/inc/delay_imports.h b/inc/delay_imports.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19bbc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/delay_imports.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef DELAY_IMPORTS_H
+#define DELAY_IMPORTS_H
+
+#define ThreadQuerySetWin32StartAddress 9
+
+typedef NTSTATUS(WINAPI* RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC)(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW, ULONG, ULONGLONG);
+typedef ULONGLONG(WINAPI* VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC)(ULONGLONG, DWORD, BYTE);
+typedef const char* (CDECL* WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC)();
+typedef void (CDECL* WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC)(const char** sysname, const char** release);
+typedef NTSTATUS(WINAPI* NTQUERYINFORMATIONTHREADPROC)(HANDLE, LONG, PVOID, ULONG, PULONG);
+
+extern NTQUERYINFORMATIONTHREADPROC NtQueryInformationThread;
+extern RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC RtlVerifyVersionInfo;
+extern WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC wine_get_version;
+extern WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC wine_get_host_version;
+
+extern VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC VerSetConditionMaskProc;
+
+void imports_init();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/inc/versionhelpers.h b/inc/versionhelpers.h
index fa542ac..6c4076d 100644
--- a/inc/versionhelpers.h
+++ b/inc/versionhelpers.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #define VerSetConditionMask verhelp_set_mask
 #endif
 
-void verhelp_init();
 BOOL verhelp_verify_version(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW versionInfo, ULONG typeMask, ULONGLONG conditionMask);
 ULONGLONG verhelp_set_mask(ULONGLONG ConditionMask, DWORD TypeMask, BYTE Condition);
 const char* verhelp_wine_get_version();
diff --git a/src/delay_imports.c b/src/delay_imports.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d02969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/delay_imports.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "versionhelpers.h"
+
+typedef NTSTATUS(WINAPI* RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC)(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW, ULONG, ULONGLONG);
+typedef ULONGLONG(WINAPI* VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC)(ULONGLONG, DWORD, BYTE);
+typedef const char* (CDECL* WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC)();
+typedef void (CDECL* WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC)(const char** sysname, const char** release);
+typedef NTSTATUS(WINAPI* NTQUERYINFORMATIONTHREADPROC)(HANDLE, LONG, PVOID, ULONG, PULONG);
+
+NTQUERYINFORMATIONTHREADPROC NtQueryInformationThread;
+RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC RtlVerifyVersionInfo;
+WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC wine_get_version;
+WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC wine_get_host_version;
+
+VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC VerSetConditionMaskProc;
+
+void imports_init()
+{
+    HMODULE mod = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
+    if (mod)
+    {
+        NtQueryInformationThread = (NTQUERYINFORMATIONTHREADPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "NtQueryInformationThread");
+        RtlVerifyVersionInfo = (RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "RtlVerifyVersionInfo");
+        wine_get_version = (WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "wine_get_version");
+        wine_get_host_version = (WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "wine_get_host_version");
+    }
+
+    mod = GetModuleHandleA("Kernel32.dll");
+    if (mod)
+    {
+        VerSetConditionMaskProc = (VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "VerSetConditionMask");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dllmain.c b/src/dllmain.c
index f3f98b1..03a6b5f 100644
--- a/src/dllmain.c
+++ b/src/dllmain.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "indeo.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "versionhelpers.h"
+#include "delay_imports.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
 
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
     {
         g_ddraw_module = hDll;
 
-        verhelp_init();
+        imports_init();
 
         if (GetEnvironmentVariable("cnc_ddraw_config_init", NULL, 0))
         {
diff --git a/src/versionhelpers.c b/src/versionhelpers.c
index 7c19528..9888184 100644
--- a/src/versionhelpers.c
+++ b/src/versionhelpers.c
@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include "versionhelpers.h"
+#include "delay_imports.h"
 
-typedef NTSTATUS(WINAPI* RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC)(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW, ULONG, ULONGLONG);
-typedef ULONGLONG(WINAPI* VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC)(ULONGLONG, DWORD, BYTE);
-typedef const char* (CDECL* WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC)();
-typedef void (CDECL* WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC)(const char** sysname, const char** release);
-
-static RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC RtlVerifyVersionInfo;
-static VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC VerSetConditionMaskProc;
-static WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC wine_get_version;
-static WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC wine_get_host_version;
-
-/* GetProcAddress is rather slow so we use a function to initialize it once on startup */
-void verhelp_init()
-{
-    HMODULE mod = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
-    if (mod)
-    {
-        RtlVerifyVersionInfo = (RTLVERIFYVERSIONINFOPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "RtlVerifyVersionInfo");
-        wine_get_version = (WINE_GET_VERSIONPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "wine_get_version");
-        wine_get_host_version = (WINE_GET_HOST_VERSIONPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "wine_get_host_version");
-    }
-
-    mod = GetModuleHandleA("Kernel32.dll");
-    if (mod)
-    {
-        VerSetConditionMaskProc = (VERSETCONDITIONMASKPROC)GetProcAddress(mod, "VerSetConditionMask");
-    }
-}
 
 BOOL verhelp_verify_version(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW versionInfo, ULONG typeMask, ULONGLONG conditionMask)
 {