diff --git a/src/gnc-module/test/test-dynload.c b/src/gnc-module/test/test-dynload.c
index 972cbc4b58..d467100a6b 100644
--- a/src/gnc-module/test/test-dynload.c
+++ b/src/gnc-module/test/test-dynload.c
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 #include "gnc-module.h"
 
 static void
-guile_main(int argc, char ** argv) {
+guile_main(int argc, char ** argv)
+{
   lt_dlhandle handle;
 
+  lt_dlinit();
+
   printf("  test-dynload.c: testing dynamic linking of libgncmodule ...");
   handle = lt_dlopen("libgncmodule.la");
   if(handle) {