1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/patch.c b/src/patch.c
index 828943b..0255fbb 100644
--- a/src/patch.c
+++ b/src/patch.c
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     else if ((version_control = getenv ("VERSION_CONTROL")))
       version_control_context = "$VERSION_CONTROL";
 
+    init_backup_hash_table ();
+    init_files_to_delete ();
+    init_files_to_output ();
+
     /* parse switches */
     Argc = argc;
     Argv = argv;
@@ -162,10 +166,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     if (make_backups | backup_if_mismatch)
       backup_type = get_version (version_control_context, version_control);
 
-    init_backup_hash_table ();
-    init_files_to_delete ();
-    init_files_to_output ();
-
     init_output (&outstate);
     if (outfile)
       outstate.ofp = open_outfile (outfile);