diff --git a/src/xslt.c b/src/xslt.c
index bd69aba7..c8d4c72a 100644
--- a/src/xslt.c
+++ b/src/xslt.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void xslt_initialize()
 {
     memset(cache, 0, sizeof(stylesheet_cache_t)*CACHESIZE);
     thread_mutex_create("xslt", &xsltlock);
+    xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefault(1);
+    xmlLoadExtDtdDefaultValue = 1;
 }
 
 void xslt_shutdown() {
@@ -153,9 +155,6 @@ void xslt_transform(xmlDocPtr doc, const char *xslfilename, client_t *client)
     xmlChar *string;
     int len;
 
-    xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefault(1);
-    xmlLoadExtDtdDefaultValue = 1;
-
     thread_mutex_lock(&xsltlock);
     cur = xslt_get_stylesheet(xslfilename);
     thread_mutex_unlock(&xsltlock);