diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index 73b9d774a71..529824b6a6b 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -1470,11 +1470,6 @@ static void php_cgi_globals_ctor(php_cgi_globals_struct *php_cgi_globals)
  */
 static PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(cgi)
 {
-#ifdef ZTS
-	ts_allocate_id(&php_cgi_globals_id, sizeof(php_cgi_globals_struct), (ts_allocate_ctor) php_cgi_globals_ctor, NULL);
-#else
-	php_cgi_globals_ctor(&php_cgi_globals);
-#endif
 	REGISTER_INI_ENTRIES();
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1778,6 +1773,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	ZEND_TSRMLS_CACHE_UPDATE();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ZTS
+	ts_allocate_id(&php_cgi_globals_id, sizeof(php_cgi_globals_struct), (ts_allocate_ctor) php_cgi_globals_ctor, NULL);
+#else
+	php_cgi_globals_ctor(&php_cgi_globals);
+#endif
+
 	sapi_startup(&cgi_sapi_module);
 	fastcgi = fcgi_is_fastcgi();
 	cgi_sapi_module.php_ini_path_override = NULL;