diff --git a/src/dllmain.c b/src/dllmain.c
index ad00d68..f26e4dd 100644
--- a/src/dllmain.c
+++ b/src/dllmain.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
     {
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
     {
+        g_ddraw_module = hDll;
+
         if (GetEnvironmentVariableW(L"cnc_ddraw_config_init", NULL, 0))
         {
             cfg_load();
@@ -40,8 +42,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
 
         cfg_load();
 
-        g_ddraw_module = hDll;
-
         char buf[1024];
 
         if (GetEnvironmentVariable("__COMPAT_LAYER", buf, sizeof(buf)))