diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 51a04ec..cf06f2a 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
   dbus_threads_init_default();
   base::AtExitManager exit_manager;  // Required for base/rand_util.h.
   chromeos_update_engine::Terminator::Init();
-  chromeos_update_engine::Subprocess::Init();
   chromeos::FlagHelper::Init(argc, argv, "Chromium OS Update Engine");
   chromeos_update_engine::SetupLogging(FLAGS_logtostderr);
   if (!FLAGS_foreground)
@@ -192,6 +191,10 @@
   chromeos::GlibMessageLoop loop;
   loop.SetAsCurrent();
 
+  // The Subprocess class requires a chromeos::MessageLoop setup.
+  chromeos_update_engine::Subprocess subprocess;
+  subprocess.Init();
+
   // Wait up to 2 minutes for DBus to be ready.
   LOG_IF(FATAL, !chromeos_update_engine::WaitForDBusSystem(
       base::TimeDelta::FromSeconds(kDBusSystemMaxWaitSeconds)))