diff --git a/avconv.c b/avconv.c
index a84a345734..a058b1de88 100644
--- a/avconv.c
+++ b/avconv.c
@@ -1943,6 +1943,11 @@ static int transcode_init(void)
         }
     }
 
+    /* init input streams */
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_input_streams; i++)
+        if ((ret = init_input_stream(i, error, sizeof(error))) < 0)
+            goto dump_format;
+
     /* open each encoder */
     for (i = 0; i < nb_output_streams; i++) {
         ret = init_output_stream(output_streams[i], error, sizeof(error));
@@ -1950,10 +1955,6 @@ static int transcode_init(void)
             goto dump_format;
     }
 
-    /* init input streams */
-    for (i = 0; i < nb_input_streams; i++)
-        if ((ret = init_input_stream(i, error, sizeof(error))) < 0)
-            goto dump_format;
 
     /* discard unused programs */
     for (i = 0; i < nb_input_files; i++) {