diff --git a/test/run_decoder.c b/test/run_decoder.c
index 8dbd53017..4199f3c32 100644
--- a/test/run_decoder.c
+++ b/test/run_decoder.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	decoder_name = argv[1];
 	decoder.uri = argv[2];
 
+	g_thread_init(NULL);
 	g_log_set_default_handler(my_log_func, NULL);
 
 	tag_pool_init();