diff --git a/client/TracyProfiler.cpp b/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
index e3da7563..b37950e2 100644
--- a/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
+++ b/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
@@ -1207,14 +1207,6 @@ Profiler::Profiler()
 
 void Profiler::SpawnWorkerThreads()
 {
-    s_thread = (Thread*)tracy_malloc( sizeof( Thread ) );
-    new(s_thread) Thread( LaunchWorker, this );
-
-#ifndef TRACY_NO_FRAME_IMAGE
-    s_compressThread = (Thread*)tracy_malloc( sizeof( Thread ) );
-    new(s_compressThread) Thread( LaunchCompressWorker, this );
-#endif
-
 #ifdef TRACY_HAS_SYSTEM_TRACING
     if( SysTraceStart( m_samplingPeriod ) )
     {
@@ -1224,6 +1216,14 @@ void Profiler::SpawnWorkerThreads()
     }
 #endif
 
+    s_thread = (Thread*)tracy_malloc( sizeof( Thread ) );
+    new(s_thread) Thread( LaunchWorker, this );
+
+#ifndef TRACY_NO_FRAME_IMAGE
+    s_compressThread = (Thread*)tracy_malloc( sizeof( Thread ) );
+    new(s_compressThread) Thread( LaunchCompressWorker, this );
+#endif
+
 #if defined _WIN32 || defined __CYGWIN__
     s_profilerThreadId = GetThreadId( s_thread->Handle() );
     AddVectoredExceptionHandler( 1, CrashFilter );