diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
index daee7675196..35cef275e9a 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
@@ -3484,6 +3484,56 @@ static void process_breakpoint(void)
 }
 
 
+#ifndef _WIN64
+void *Wow64Transition = NULL;
+
+static void map_wow64cpu(void)
+{
+    SIZE_T size = 0;
+    OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES attr;
+    UNICODE_STRING string;
+    HANDLE file, section;
+    IO_STATUS_BLOCK io;
+    NTSTATUS status;
+
+    RtlInitUnicodeString( &string, L"\\??\\C:\\windows\\sysnative\\wow64cpu.dll" );
+    InitializeObjectAttributes( &attr, &string, 0, NULL, NULL );
+    if ((status = NtOpenFile( &file, GENERIC_READ | SYNCHRONIZE, &attr, &io, FILE_SHARE_READ,
+                              FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT | FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE )))
+    {
+        WARN("failed to open wow64cpu, status %#x\n", status);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!NtCreateSection( &section, STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SECTION_QUERY |
+                          SECTION_MAP_READ | SECTION_MAP_EXECUTE,
+                          NULL, NULL, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ, SEC_COMMIT, file ))
+    {
+        NtMapViewOfSection( section, NtCurrentProcess(), &Wow64Transition, 0,
+                            0, NULL, &size, ViewShare, 0, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ );
+        NtClose( section );
+    }
+    NtClose( file );
+}
+
+static void init_wow64(void)
+{
+    PEB *peb = NtCurrentTeb()->Peb;
+    PEB64 *peb64;
+
+    if (!NtCurrentTeb64()) return;
+    peb64 = UlongToPtr( NtCurrentTeb64()->Peb );
+    peb64->ImageBaseAddress = PtrToUlong( peb->ImageBaseAddress );
+    peb64->OSMajorVersion   = peb->OSMajorVersion;
+    peb64->OSMinorVersion   = peb->OSMinorVersion;
+    peb64->OSBuildNumber    = peb->OSBuildNumber;
+    peb64->OSPlatformId     = peb->OSPlatformId;
+    peb64->SessionId        = peb->SessionId;
+
+    map_wow64cpu();
+}
+#endif
+
+
 /******************************************************************
  *		LdrInitializeThunk (NTDLL.@)
  *
@@ -3518,6 +3568,9 @@ void WINAPI LdrInitializeThunk( CONTEXT *context, ULONG_PTR unknown2, ULONG_PTR
         ANSI_STRING func_name;
         WINE_MODREF *kernel32;
 
+#ifndef _WIN64
+        init_wow64();
+#endif
         wm = build_main_module();
         wm->ldr.LoadCount = -1;
 
@@ -3984,39 +4037,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE inst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved )
 }
 
 
-#ifndef _WIN64
-void *Wow64Transition = NULL;
-
-static void map_wow64cpu(void)
-{
-    SIZE_T size = 0;
-    OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES attr;
-    UNICODE_STRING string;
-    HANDLE file, section;
-    IO_STATUS_BLOCK io;
-    NTSTATUS status;
-
-    RtlInitUnicodeString( &string, L"\\??\\C:\\windows\\sysnative\\wow64cpu.dll" );
-    InitializeObjectAttributes( &attr, &string, 0, NULL, NULL );
-    if ((status = NtOpenFile( &file, GENERIC_READ | SYNCHRONIZE, &attr, &io, FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                              FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT | FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE )))
-    {
-        WARN("failed to open wow64cpu, status %#x\n", status);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!NtCreateSection( &section, STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SECTION_QUERY |
-                          SECTION_MAP_READ | SECTION_MAP_EXECUTE,
-                          NULL, NULL, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ, SEC_COMMIT, file ))
-    {
-        NtMapViewOfSection( section, NtCurrentProcess(), &Wow64Transition, 0,
-                            0, NULL, &size, ViewShare, 0, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ );
-        NtClose( section );
-    }
-    NtClose( file );
-}
-#endif
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           process_init
  */
@@ -4050,20 +4070,6 @@ static NTSTATUS process_init(void)
     init_user_process_params();
     load_global_options();
     version_init();
-
-#ifndef _WIN64
-    if (NtCurrentTeb64())
-    {
-        PEB64 *peb64 = UlongToPtr( NtCurrentTeb64()->Peb );
-        peb64->ImageBaseAddress = PtrToUlong( peb->ImageBaseAddress );
-        peb64->OSMajorVersion   = peb->OSMajorVersion;
-        peb64->OSMinorVersion   = peb->OSMinorVersion;
-        peb64->OSBuildNumber    = peb->OSBuildNumber;
-        peb64->OSPlatformId     = peb->OSPlatformId;
-        peb64->SessionId        = peb->SessionId;
-        map_wow64cpu();
-    }
-#endif
     return STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }