diff --git a/compositor/screen-share.c b/compositor/screen-share.c
index 62b871bf..8c37452d 100644
--- a/compositor/screen-share.c
+++ b/compositor/screen-share.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 		int *argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct screen_share *ss;
-	struct weston_config *config = wet_get_config(compositor);
+	struct weston_config *config;
 	struct weston_config_section *section;
 
 	ss = zalloc(sizeof *ss);
@@ -1171,6 +1171,8 @@ wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 		return -1;
 	ss->compositor = compositor;
 
+	config = wet_get_config(compositor);
+
 	section = weston_config_get_section(config, "screen-share", NULL, NULL);
 
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section, "command", &ss->command, "");