diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 05ddd567a7..225c88dee6 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ void GlobalInits()
         SCLogInfo("Trans_Q Mutex not initialized correctly");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+
+    CreateLowercaseTable();
 }
 
 /* XXX hack: make sure threads can stop the engine by calling this
@@ -1891,8 +1893,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-    CreateLowercaseTable();
-
     /* hardcoded initialization code */
     SigTableSetup(); /* load the rule keywords */
     TmqhSetup();