diff --git a/nasm.c b/nasm.c
index 9d3776af..632d7949 100644
--- a/nasm.c
+++ b/nasm.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             init_labels();
 
             ofmt->init(ofile, report_error, define_label, evaluate);
+            ofmt->current_dfmt->init(ofmt, NULL, ofile, report_error);
 
             assemble_file(inname, depend_ptr);
 
diff --git a/output/outdbg.c b/output/outdbg.c
index 72f952e3..102e422a 100644
--- a/output/outdbg.c
+++ b/output/outdbg.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ static void dbg_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     dbgsect = NULL;
     (void)ldef;
     fprintf(fp, "NASM Output format debug dump\n");
-    of_dbg.current_dfmt->init(&of_dbg, 0, fp, errfunc);
-
 }
 
 static void dbg_cleanup(int debuginfo)
diff --git a/output/outieee.c b/output/outieee.c
index 74c1fc85..abf493c6 100644
--- a/output/outieee.c
+++ b/output/outieee.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ static void ieee_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     ieee_entry_seg = NO_SEG;
     ieee_uppercase = false;
     checksum = 0;
-    of_ieee.current_dfmt->init(&of_ieee, NULL, fp, errfunc);
 }
+
 static int ieee_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     (void)type;
diff --git a/output/outobj.c b/output/outobj.c
index f51dcd11..fe2de3e1 100644
--- a/output/outobj.c
+++ b/output/outobj.c
@@ -634,8 +634,6 @@ static void obj_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     obj_use32 = false;
     passtwo = 0;
     current_seg = NULL;
-
-    of_obj.current_dfmt->init(&of_obj, NULL, fp, errfunc);
 }
 
 static int obj_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)