diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index a2e7f11..a8cd16b 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ libmks_gresources = gnome.compile_resources(
   'mks-resources',
   'mks.gresource.xml',
   c_name: 'mks',
+  extra_args: [ '--manual-register', ],
 )
 
 libmks_generated_sources = [
diff --git a/lib/mks-init.c b/lib/mks-init.c
index cd0db47..7466a65 100644
--- a/lib/mks-init.c
+++ b/lib/mks-init.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 static void
 mks_init_gtypes (void)
 {
-  g_resources_register (mks_get_resource ());
-
   /* First register GTypes for QEMU IPC */
   g_type_ensure (MKS_QEMU_TYPE_AUDIO);
   g_type_ensure (MKS_QEMU_TYPE_AUDIO_IN_LISTENER);
@@ -83,6 +81,7 @@ mks_init (void)
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&initialized))
     {
+      mks_register_resource ();
       mks_init_gtypes ();
       g_once_init_leave (&initialized, TRUE);
     }