diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_android_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_android_Windowing.cpp
index 2b73eedbaf..02353be730 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_android_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_android_Windowing.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ JUCE_JNI_CALLBACK (JUCE_ANDROID_ACTIVITY_CLASSNAME, launchApp, void, (JNIEnv* en
 
     JUCEApplicationBase::createInstance = &juce_CreateApplication;
 
-    ScopedJuceInitialiser_GUI libraryInitialiser;
+    initialiseJuce_GUI();
 
     JUCEApplicationBase* app = JUCEApplicationBase::createInstance();
     if (! app->initialiseApp())
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
index abf218d863..6b9031fb74 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ extern bool isIOSAppActive;
 - (void) applicationDidFinishLaunching: (UIApplication*) application
 {
     (void) application;
-
-    ScopedJuceInitialiser_GUI libraryInitialiser;
+    initialiseJuce_GUI();
 
     JUCEApplicationBase* app = JUCEApplicationBase::createInstance();