diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
index 3a0742c8f..4468a3b9b 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ AndroidApplicationInfo CIrrDeviceAndroid::ApplicationInfo;
 // Execution of android_main() function is a kind of "onCreate" event, so this
 // function should be used there to make sure that global window state variables
 // have their default values on startup.
-void CIrrDeviceAndroid::onCreate()
+extern "C" void IrrDeviceAndroid_onCreate()
 {
-    IsPaused = true;
-    IsFocused = false;
-    IsStarted = false;
+    CIrrDeviceAndroid::IsPaused = true;
+    CIrrDeviceAndroid::IsFocused = false;
+    CIrrDeviceAndroid::IsStarted = false;
 }
 
 JNIEnv* CIrrDeviceAndroid::m_jni_env = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.h b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.h
index bd90e58ea..fcd07b292 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ namespace irr
     class CIrrDeviceAndroid : public CIrrDeviceStub, video::IImagePresenter
     {
     public:
+        static bool IsPaused;
+        static bool IsFocused;
+        static bool IsStarted;
         //! constructor
         CIrrDeviceAndroid(const SIrrlichtCreationParameters& param);
 
@@ -105,10 +108,6 @@ namespace irr
         bool GyroscopeActive;
         static AndroidApplicationInfo ApplicationInfo;
 
-        static bool IsPaused;
-        static bool IsFocused;
-        static bool IsStarted;
-        
         bool HasTouchDevice;
         float GamepadAxisX;
         float GamepadAxisY;
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/stk_android_native_app_glue.c b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/stk_android_native_app_glue.c
index be253b4fb..2887b0a01 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/stk_android_native_app_glue.c
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/stk_android_native_app_glue.c
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ static void process_cmd(struct android_app* app, struct android_poll_source* sou
     android_app_post_exec_cmd(app, cmd);
 }
 
+// From CIrrDeviceAndroid.h
+extern void IrrDeviceAndroid_onCreate();
+
 static void* android_app_entry(void* param) {
     struct android_app* android_app = (struct android_app*)param;
 
@@ -226,6 +229,9 @@ static void* android_app_entry(void* param) {
             &android_app->cmdPollSource);
     android_app->looper = looper;
 
+    // Initialize global variables in android device before android_app->running
+    IrrDeviceAndroid_onCreate();
+
     pthread_mutex_lock(&android_app->mutex);
     android_app->running = 1;
     pthread_cond_broadcast(&android_app->cond);
diff --git a/src/main_android.cpp b/src/main_android.cpp
index c382b80ab..33fde3706 100644
--- a/src/main_android.cpp
+++ b/src/main_android.cpp
@@ -186,10 +186,7 @@ void android_main(struct android_app* app)
         
     global_android_app = app;
     global_android_activity = app->activity;
-    
-    // Initialize global Android window state variables
-    CIrrDeviceAndroid::onCreate();
-    
+
     app_dummy();
     override_default_params_for_mobile();