diff --git a/src/mumble/ALSAAudio.cpp b/src/mumble/ALSAAudio.cpp
index b68af5a96..0f9f6f3a0 100644
--- a/src/mumble/ALSAAudio.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/ALSAAudio.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ class ALSAEnumerator {
 		QHash<QString,QString> qhOutput;
 		ALSAEnumerator();
 };
-static ALSAEnumerator cards;
+
+static ALSAEnumerator *cards = NULL;
+
+class ALSAAudioInit : public DeferInit {
+	void initialize() { cards = new ALSAEnumerator(); };
+	void destroy() { delete cards; cards = NULL; };
+};
+
+static ALSAAudioInit aai;
 
 class ALSAAudioInputRegistrar : public AudioInputRegistrar {
 	public:
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ AudioInput *ALSAAudioInputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> ALSAAudioInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlInputDevs = cards.qhInput.keys();
+	QStringList qlInputDevs = cards->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	if (qlInputDevs.contains(g.s.qsALSAInput)) {
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> ALSAAudioInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards.qhInput[dev]);
+		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards->qhInput[dev]);
 		qlReturn << audioDevice(t, dev);
 	}
 
@@ -108,7 +116,7 @@ AudioOutput *ALSAAudioOutputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> ALSAAudioOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlOutputDevs = cards.qhOutput.keys();
+	QStringList qlOutputDevs = cards->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
 
 	if (qlOutputDevs.contains(g.s.qsALSAOutput)) {
@@ -117,7 +125,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> ALSAAudioOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards.qhInput[dev]);
+		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards->qhInput[dev]);
 		qlReturn << audioDevice(t, dev);
 	}
 
@@ -196,16 +204,16 @@ ALSAEnumerator::ALSAEnumerator() {
 ALSAConfig::ALSAConfig(Settings &st) : ConfigWidget(st) {
 	setupUi(this);
 
-	QList<QString> qlOutputDevs = cards.qhOutput.keys();
+	QList<QString> qlOutputDevs = cards->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
-	QList<QString> qlInputDevs = cards.qhInput.keys();
+	QList<QString> qlInputDevs = cards->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	bool found;
 
 	found = false;
 	foreach(QString dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards.qhInput[dev]);
+		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards->qhInput[dev]);
 		qcbInputDevice->addItem(t, dev);
 		if (dev == g.s.qsALSAInput) {
 			found = true;
@@ -219,7 +227,7 @@ ALSAConfig::ALSAConfig(Settings &st) : ConfigWidget(st) {
 
 	found = false;
 	foreach(QString dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards.qhOutput[dev]);
+		QString t=QString::fromLatin1("[%1] %2").arg(dev).arg(cards->qhOutput[dev]);
 		qcbOutputDevice->addItem(t, dev);
 		if (dev == g.s.qsALSAOutput) {
 			found = true;
diff --git a/src/mumble/Global.cpp b/src/mumble/Global.cpp
index 691249419..1d7b3b4b8 100644
--- a/src/mumble/Global.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/Global.cpp
@@ -44,3 +44,31 @@ Global::Global() {
 	bPushToMute = false;
 	bCenterPosition = false;
 }
+
+QMultiMap<int, DeferInit *> *DeferInit::qmDeferers = NULL;
+
+void DeferInit::add(int priority) {
+	if (qmDeferers == NULL) {
+		qmDeferers = new QMultiMap<int, DeferInit *>();
+	}
+	qmDeferers->insert(priority, this);
+}
+
+DeferInit::~DeferInit() {
+}
+
+void DeferInit::run_initializers() {
+	if (! qmDeferers)
+		return;
+	foreach(DeferInit *d, *qmDeferers) {
+		d->initialize();
+	}
+}
+
+void DeferInit::run_destroyers() {
+	if (! qmDeferers)
+		return;
+	foreach(DeferInit *d, *qmDeferers) {
+		d->destroy();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/mumble/Global.h b/src/mumble/Global.h
index aa4b1e5ba..7b415258a 100644
--- a/src/mumble/Global.h
+++ b/src/mumble/Global.h
@@ -84,6 +84,25 @@ struct Global {
 	Global();
 };
 
+// Class to handle ordered initialization of globals.
+// This allows the same link-time magic as used everywhere else
+// for globals that need an init before the GUI starts, but
+// after we reach main().
+
+class DeferInit {
+	protected:
+		static QMultiMap<int, DeferInit *> *qmDeferers;
+		void add(int priority);
+	public:
+		DeferInit(int priority) { add(priority); };
+		DeferInit() { add(0); };
+		virtual ~DeferInit();
+		virtual void initialize() { };
+		virtual void destroy() { };
+		static void run_initializers();
+		static void run_destroyers();
+};
+
 // -Wshadow is bugged. If an inline function of a class uses a variable or
 // parameter named 'g', that will generate a warning even if the class header
 // is included long before this definition.
diff --git a/src/mumble/OSS.cpp b/src/mumble/OSS.cpp
index 267ded2ee..013359416 100644
--- a/src/mumble/OSS.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/OSS.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ class OSSEnumerator {
 		OSSEnumerator();
 };
 
-static OSSEnumerator cards;
+static OSSEnumerator *cards = NULL;
+
+class OSSInit : public DeferInit {
+	void initialize() { cards = new OSSEnumerator(); };
+	void destroy() { delete cards; cards = NULL; };
+};
+
+static OSSInit ossi;
 
 class OSSInputRegistrar : public AudioInputRegistrar {
 	public:
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ AudioInput *OSSInputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> OSSInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlInputDevs = cards.qhInput.keys();
+	QStringList qlInputDevs = cards->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	if (qlInputDevs.contains(g.s.qsOSSInput)) {
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> OSSInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		qlReturn << audioDevice(cards.qhInput.value(dev), dev);
+		qlReturn << audioDevice(cards->qhInput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 
 	return qlReturn;
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ AudioOutput *OSSOutputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> OSSOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlOutputDevs = cards.qhOutput.keys();
+	QStringList qlOutputDevs = cards->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
 
 	if (qlOutputDevs.contains(g.s.qsOSSOutput)) {
@@ -120,7 +127,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> OSSOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		qlReturn << audioDevice(cards.qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
+		qlReturn << audioDevice(cards->qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 
 	return qlReturn;
@@ -185,16 +192,16 @@ OSSEnumerator::OSSEnumerator() {
 OSSConfig::OSSConfig(Settings &st) : ConfigWidget(st) {
 	setupUi(this);
 
-	QList<QString> qlOutputDevs = cards.qhOutput.keys();
+	QList<QString> qlOutputDevs = cards->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
-	QList<QString> qlInputDevs = cards.qhInput.keys();
+	QList<QString> qlInputDevs = cards->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	bool found;
 
 	found = false;
 	foreach(QString dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		qcbInputDevice->addItem(cards.qhInput.value(dev), dev);
+		qcbInputDevice->addItem(cards->qhInput.value(dev), dev);
 		if (dev == g.s.qsOSSInput) {
 			found = true;
 			qcbInputDevice->setCurrentIndex(qcbInputDevice->count() - 1);
@@ -203,7 +210,7 @@ OSSConfig::OSSConfig(Settings &st) : ConfigWidget(st) {
 
 	found = false;
 	foreach(QString dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		qcbOutputDevice->addItem(cards.qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
+		qcbOutputDevice->addItem(cards->qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
 		if (dev == g.s.qsOSSOutput) {
 			found = true;
 			qcbOutputDevice->setCurrentIndex(qcbOutputDevice->count() - 1);
@@ -267,10 +274,10 @@ OSSInput::~OSSInput() {
 void OSSInput::run() {
 	bRunning = true;
 
-	QByteArray device = cards.qhDevices.value(g.s.qsOSSInput).toLatin1();
+	QByteArray device = cards->qhDevices.value(g.s.qsOSSInput).toLatin1();
 	if (device.isEmpty()) {
 		qWarning("OSSInput: Stored device not found, falling back to default");
-		device = cards.qhDevices.value(QString()).toLatin1();
+		device = cards->qhDevices.value(QString()).toLatin1();
 	}
 
 	int fd = open(device.constData(), O_RDONLY, 0);
@@ -331,10 +338,10 @@ OSSOutput::~OSSOutput() {
 void OSSOutput::run() {
 	bRunning = true;
 
-	QByteArray device = cards.qhDevices.value(g.s.qsOSSOutput).toLatin1();
+	QByteArray device = cards->qhDevices.value(g.s.qsOSSOutput).toLatin1();
 	if (device.isEmpty()) {
 		qWarning("OSSOutput: Stored device not found, falling back to default");
-		device = cards.qhDevices.value(QString()).toLatin1();
+		device = cards->qhDevices.value(QString()).toLatin1();
 	}
 
 	int fd = open(device.constData(), O_WRONLY, 0);
diff --git a/src/mumble/PulseAudio.cpp b/src/mumble/PulseAudio.cpp
index ce743a925..2a74f36a3 100644
--- a/src/mumble/PulseAudio.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/PulseAudio.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-static PulseAudioSystem pasys;
+static PulseAudioSystem *pasys = NULL;
 
 static const pa_sample_spec ss = { PA_SAMPLE_S16LE, SAMPLE_RATE, 1 };
 
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ class PulseAudioOutputRegistrar : public AudioOutputRegistrar {
 static PulseAudioInputRegistrar airPulseAudio;
 static PulseAudioOutputRegistrar aorPulseAudio;
 
+class PulseAudioInit : public DeferInit {
+	public:
+		void initialize() { pasys = new PulseAudioSystem(); };
+		void destroy() { delete pasys; pasys = NULL; };
+};
+
+static PulseAudioInit pulseinit;
+
 PulseAudioSystem::PulseAudioSystem() {
 	pasInput = pasOutput = pasSpeaker = NULL;
 	iDelayCache = 0;
@@ -90,7 +98,6 @@ PulseAudioSystem::PulseAudioSystem() {
 	jbJitter = jitter_buffer_init();
 	int margin = 320;
 	jitter_buffer_ctl(jbJitter, JITTER_BUFFER_SET_MARGIN, &margin);
-
 	start(QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
 }
 
@@ -472,7 +479,7 @@ AudioInput *PulseAudioInputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> PulseAudioInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlInputDevs = pasys.qhInput.keys();
+	QStringList qlInputDevs = pasys->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	if (qlInputDevs.contains(g.s.qsPulseAudioInput)) {
@@ -481,7 +488,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> PulseAudioInputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		qlReturn << audioDevice(pasys.qhInput.value(dev), dev);
+		qlReturn << audioDevice(pasys->qhInput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 
 	return qlReturn;
@@ -501,7 +508,7 @@ AudioOutput *PulseAudioOutputRegistrar::create() {
 const QList<audioDevice> PulseAudioOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	QList<audioDevice> qlReturn;
 
-	QStringList qlOutputDevs = pasys.qhOutput.keys();
+	QStringList qlOutputDevs = pasys->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
 
 	if (qlOutputDevs.contains(g.s.qsPulseAudioOutput)) {
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ const QList<audioDevice> PulseAudioOutputRegistrar::getDeviceChoices() {
 	}
 
 	foreach(const QString &dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		qlReturn << audioDevice(pasys.qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
+		qlReturn << audioDevice(pasys->qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 
 	return qlReturn;
@@ -529,17 +536,17 @@ static ConfigRegistrar registrar(22, PulseAudioConfigDialogNew);
 PulseAudioConfig::PulseAudioConfig(Settings &st) : ConfigWidget(st) {
 	setupUi(this);
 
-	QStringList qlOutputDevs = pasys.qhOutput.keys();
+	QStringList qlOutputDevs = pasys->qhOutput.keys();
 	qSort(qlOutputDevs);
-	QStringList qlInputDevs = pasys.qhInput.keys();
+	QStringList qlInputDevs = pasys->qhInput.keys();
 	qSort(qlInputDevs);
 
 	foreach(QString dev, qlInputDevs) {
-		qcbInputDevice->addItem(pasys.qhInput.value(dev), dev);
+		qcbInputDevice->addItem(pasys->qhInput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 
 	foreach(QString dev, qlOutputDevs) {
-		qcbOutputDevice->addItem(pasys.qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
+		qcbOutputDevice->addItem(pasys->qhOutput.value(dev), dev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -588,20 +595,24 @@ void PulseAudioConfig::on_qsOutputDelay_valueChanged(int v) {
 PulseAudioInput::PulseAudioInput() {
 	bRunning = true;
 	bHasSpeaker = g.s.bPulseAudioEcho;
-	pasys.wakeup();
+	if (pasys)
+		pasys->wakeup();
 };
 
 PulseAudioInput::~PulseAudioInput() {
 	bRunning = false;
-	pasys.wakeup();
+	if (pasys)
+		pasys->wakeup();
 }
 
 PulseAudioOutput::PulseAudioOutput() {
 	bRunning = true;
-	pasys.wakeup();
+	if (pasys)
+		pasys->wakeup();
 }
 
 PulseAudioOutput::~PulseAudioOutput() {
 	bRunning = false;
-	pasys.wakeup();
+	if (pasys)
+		pasys->wakeup();
 }
diff --git a/src/mumble/main.cpp b/src/mumble/main.cpp
index 643408ed1..6afaec5b1 100644
--- a/src/mumble/main.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/main.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	// Load preferences
 	g.s.load();
 
+	DeferInit::run_initializers();
+
 	if (! g.s.qsStyle.isEmpty()) {
 		a.setStyle(g.s.qsStyle);
 	}
@@ -210,6 +212,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	delete g.o;
 
 	delete g.qs;
+	
+	DeferInit::run_destroyers();
 
 	return res;
 }