diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index 3478d83..2c915e8 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -534,10 +534,6 @@ int game_init(const char *name)
 {
 	getcwd(game_cwd, sizeof(game_cwd));
 	
-	if (menu_lang_select(opt_lang) && menu_lang_select(LANG_DEF)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can not load default language.\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}	
 	if (name)
 		game_err_msg(NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/main.c b/src/sdl-instead/main.c
index dcb6822..5b8cbf7 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/main.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/main.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!opt_lang || !opt_lang[0])
 		opt_lang = game_locale();
 	
+	if (menu_lang_select(opt_lang) && menu_lang_select(LANG_DEF)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can not load default language.\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}	
+	
 	if (games_sw)
 		games_lookup(games_sw);