diff --git a/Source/WebCore/platform/gstreamer/GStreamerQuirks.cpp b/Source/WebCore/platform/gstreamer/GStreamerQuirks.cpp
index f02d76af92d6..49eb4e0a8cb3 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/platform/gstreamer/GStreamerQuirks.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebCore/platform/gstreamer/GStreamerQuirks.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ GStreamerQuirksManager::GStreamerQuirksManager(bool isForTesting, bool loadQuirk
 {
     static std::once_flag debugRegisteredFlag;
     std::call_once(debugRegisteredFlag, [] {
+        ensureGStreamerInitialized();
         GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT(webkit_quirks_debug, "webkitquirks", 0, "WebKit Quirks");
     });