diff --git a/src/rx/rx.c b/src/rx/rx.c
index 92b7d099a3..c6acf76814 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx.c
+++ b/src/rx/rx.c
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ int rx_Init(u_int port)
     rxi_InitializeThreadSupport();
 #endif
 
+    MUTEX_INIT(&rx_stats_mutex, "rx_stats_mutex",MUTEX_DEFAULT,0);
+
     /* Allocate and initialize a socket for client and perhaps server
      * connections. */
 
@@ -411,7 +413,6 @@ int rx_Init(u_int port)
 #ifdef RX_LOCKS_DB
     rxdb_init();
 #endif /* RX_LOCKS_DB */
-    MUTEX_INIT(&rx_stats_mutex, "rx_stats_mutex",MUTEX_DEFAULT,0);
     MUTEX_INIT(&rx_rpc_stats, "rx_rpc_stats",MUTEX_DEFAULT,0);
     MUTEX_INIT(&rx_freePktQ_lock, "rx_freePktQ_lock",MUTEX_DEFAULT,0);
     MUTEX_INIT(&freeSQEList_lock, "freeSQEList lock",MUTEX_DEFAULT,0);