diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 6024fabf2d..282775b2fb 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@ void global_init_drivers(void)
 #endif
    driver.input_data = driver.input->init();
 
+   for(unsigned i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
+      if (driver.input->set_keybinds)
+         driver.input->set_keybinds(driver.input_data, g_settings.input.device[i], i, 0,
+               (1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_BINDS));
+
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    if (*g_settings.input.overlay)
    {
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index a37c0c1d5f..71aeabdbce 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -65,22 +65,11 @@ static bool libretro_install_core(const char *path_prefix,
    return true;
 }
 
-static void input_default_binds_console(void)
-{
-  for(unsigned i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
-      if (driver.input->set_keybinds)
-         driver.input->set_keybinds(driver.input_data, g_settings.input.device[i], i, 0,
-               (1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_BINDS));
-}
-
 static void rarch_get_environment_console(void)
 {
    init_libretro_sym(false);
    rarch_init_system_info();
 
-   global_init_drivers();
-   input_default_binds_console();
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT
    char path_prefix[PATH_MAX];
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -139,6 +128,7 @@ int main_entry(int argc, char *argv[])
    config_load();
 
    rarch_get_environment_console();
+   global_init_drivers();
 #elif !defined(HAVE_BB10)
    rarch_init_msg_queue();
    int init_ret;