diff --git a/src/qt/qt_main.cpp b/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
index 40d8680eb..fcd317e54 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     elapsed_timer.start();
     SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_TIMER);
 
+    pc_init(argc, argv);
+    if (! pc_init_modules()) {
+        ui_msgbox_header(MBX_FATAL, VC(L"No ROMs found."), VC(L"86Box could not find any usable ROM images.\n\nPlease download a ROM set and extract it into the \"roms\" directory."));
+        return 6;
+    }
+
     main_window = new MainWindow();
     main_window->show();
     main_window->setFocus();
@@ -103,11 +109,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     }
     main_window->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
 
-    pc_init(argc, argv);
-    if (! pc_init_modules()) {
-        ui_msgbox_header(MBX_FATAL, VC(L"No ROMs found."), VC(L"86Box could not find any usable ROM images.\n\nPlease download a ROM set and extract it into the \"roms\" directory."));
-        return 6;
-    }
     pc_reset_hard_init();
 
     /* Set the PAUSE mode depending on the renderer. */