diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Controller.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Controller.java
index d840bdf5..be70a99b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Controller.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Controller.java
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ import org.lwjgl.Sys;
  */
 public class Controller {
 
-	static {
-		initialize();
-	}
-
 	/** Has the controller been created? */
 	private static boolean created;
 
@@ -136,6 +132,10 @@ public class Controller {
 	private static String[] buttonName;
 	private static final Map buttonMap = new HashMap(8);
 
+	static {
+		initialize();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Controller cannot be constructed.
 	 */
@@ -258,4 +258,4 @@ public class Controller {
 	 * Register fields with the native library
 	 */
 	private static native void initIDs();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}