1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dftest.c b/dftest.c
index 9959c6b1d8..30be24d3d5 100644
--- a/dftest.c
+++ b/dftest.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <wsutil/privileges.h>
 #include <wsutil/report_err.h>
 
+#include <wiretap/wtap.h>
+
 #include "ui/util.h"
 #include "register.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	scan_plugins(REPORT_LOAD_FAILURE);
 #endif
 
+	wtap_init();
+
 	/* Register all dissectors; we must do this before checking for the
 	   "-g" flag, as the "-g" flag dumps a list of fields registered
 	   by the dissectors, and we must do it before we read the preferences,