diff --git a/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c b/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c
index 00221ea..834149b 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c
+++ b/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 	  _amsg_exit (8); /* _RT_SPACEARG */
 
+	duplicate_ppstrings (argc, &argv);
+
 	_initterm (__xc_a, __xc_z);
 	__main (); /* C++ initialization. */
 
@@ -228,7 +230,6 @@
     if (__dyn_tls_init_callback != NULL)
       __dyn_tls_init_callback (NULL, DLL_THREAD_ATTACH, NULL);
 
-    duplicate_ppstrings (argc, &argv);
 #ifdef _UNICODE
     __winitenv = envp;
 #else