diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders.cpp
index 9e5a987ac2b..975a825a5d7 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static HRESULT getIconLocationForFolder(IShellFolder * psf, LPCITEMIDLIST pidl,
     return S_OK;
 }
 
-void InitIconOverlays(void)
+static void InitIconOverlays(void)
 {
     HKEY hKey;
     DWORD dwIndex, dwResult, dwSize;
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ GetIconOverlay(LPCITEMIDLIST pidl, WCHAR * wTemp, int* pIndex)
     if(!SHGetPathFromIDListW(pidl, szPath))
         return FALSE;
 
+    if (!Handlers)
+        InitIconOverlays();
 
     HighestPriority = 101;
     IconIndex = NumIconOverlayHandlers;
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shell32.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shell32.cpp
index b1c590b77f8..0b1e444dc75 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shell32.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shell32.cpp
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ STDAPI_(BOOL) DllMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID fImpLoad)
         InitCtrls.dwICC = ICC_WIN95_CLASSES | ICC_DATE_CLASSES | ICC_USEREX_CLASSES;
         InitCommonControlsEx(&InitCtrls);
 
+        /* Bad idea, initialization in DllMain! */
         SIC_Initialize();
         InitChangeNotifications();
-        InitIconOverlays();
     }
     else if (dwReason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
     {
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/wine/shell32_main.h b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/wine/shell32_main.h
index 127a5661593..66a98592efb 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/wine/shell32_main.h
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/wine/shell32_main.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ HGLOBAL RenderFILENAMEW (LPITEMIDLIST pidlRoot, LPITEMIDLIST * apidl, UINT cidl)
 /* Change Notification */
 void InitChangeNotifications(void) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void FreeChangeNotifications(void) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-void InitIconOverlays(void);
 
 /* file operation */
 #define ASK_DELETE_FILE           1