diff --git a/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_helpers.cc b/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_helpers.cc
index 4c3724f44c..f55cd1b8e1 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_helpers.cc
+++ b/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_helpers.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "sdk/android/src/jni/class_loader.h"
 #include "sdk/android/src/jni/classreferenceholder.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ jint InitGlobalJniVariables(JavaVM *jvm) {
   if (jvm->GetEnv(reinterpret_cast<void**>(&jni), JNI_VERSION_1_6) != JNI_OK)
     return -1;
 
+  InitClassLoader(jni);
+
   return JNI_VERSION_1_6;
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_onload.cc b/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_onload.cc
index cb708e7fda..d70d7b850d 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_onload.cc
+++ b/sdk/android/src/jni/jni_onload.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ extern "C" jint JNIEXPORT JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *jvm, void *reserved) {
 
   RTC_CHECK(rtc::InitializeSSL()) << "Failed to InitializeSSL()";
   LoadGlobalClassReferenceHolder();
-  JNIEnv* env = AttachCurrentThreadIfNeeded();
-  InitClassLoader(env);
 
   return ret;
 }