diff --git a/src/platform_unix.cc b/src/platform_unix.cc
index f84f8618..1154a2b4 100644
--- a/src/platform_unix.cc
+++ b/src/platform_unix.cc
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ platform_monitor_refresh_hz()
 int
 main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-#ifdef __linux__
-    gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
-#endif
     char* file_to_open = NULL;
     if ( argc == 2 ) {
 	file_to_open = argv[1];
diff --git a/src/sdl_milton.cc b/src/sdl_milton.cc
index 21efb800..2530e345 100644
--- a/src/sdl_milton.cc
+++ b/src/sdl_milton.cc
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ sdl_event_loop(MiltonState* milton_state, PlatformState* platform_state)
 int
 milton_main(char* file_to_open)
 {
+
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     if (!SetProcessDPIAware())  // This function is only present in Windows versions higher than Vista.
     {
@@ -525,6 +526,10 @@ milton_main(char* file_to_open)
     SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
     milton_log("Done.\n");
 
+    #ifdef __linux__
+    gtk_init(NULL, NULL);
+    #endif
+
     PlatformState platform_state = {};
 
     PlatformPrefs prefs = {};
@@ -1059,5 +1064,3 @@ milton_main(char* file_to_open)
 
     return 0;
 }
-
-