diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fb480ae00e1..8f0cf6de492 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void MessageHandler(QtMsgType type,
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
+    Console console;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     XInitThreads();
@@ -248,8 +249,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         return(0);
     }
 
-    Console console();
-
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
     qInstallMsgHandler(MessageHandler);
 #else