diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 938c7113b8f9414b8245d2ce15873c3f080e2aba..e3d0f7e4adabf636b3e0d7bea1390e5ea430f2d0 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #define getpid _getpid
 #endif
 
+#include "purple_defs.h"
+
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger_libpurple, "libpurple");
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "backend");
 
@@ -1516,6 +1518,8 @@ static void gotAttention(PurpleAccount *account, const char *who, PurpleConversa
 static bool initPurple() {
 	bool ret;
 
+	resolvePurpleFunctions();
+
 	purple_util_set_user_dir("./");
 	remove("./accounts.xml");
 	remove("./blist.xml");