diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index 6dd64c6c7..5e19bddb7 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void initNix()
 #endif
 
     initLibUtil();
+    initLibStore();
 
     if (sodium_init() == -1)
         throw Error("could not initialise libsodium");
@@ -223,7 +224,6 @@ void initNix()
 #endif
 
     preloadNSS();
-    initLibStore();
 }