diff --git a/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c b/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
index 16fae1cee..9a4449649 100644
--- a/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
+++ b/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ NP_Initialize(NPNetscapeFuncs *pfuncs, NPPluginFuncs *plugin)
   /* global initialization routine, called once when plugin
      is loaded */
 
+  g_type_init ();
+
   g_debug ("plugin loaded");
 
   memcpy (&funcs, pfuncs, sizeof (funcs));