diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 78b7d00e..481f2a07 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -7801,6 +7801,37 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			quit(1, "Failed to calloc mining_thr[%d]", i);
 	}
 
+	// Start threads
+	k = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < total_devices; ++i) {
+		struct cgpu_info *cgpu = devices[i];
+		cgpu->thr = malloc(sizeof(*cgpu->thr) * (cgpu->threads+1));
+		cgpu->thr[cgpu->threads] = NULL;
+		cgpu->status = LIFE_INIT;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < cgpu->threads; ++j, ++k) {
+			thr = get_thread(k);
+			thr->id = k;
+			thr->cgpu = cgpu;
+			thr->device_thread = j;
+
+			if (!cgpu->drv->thread_prepare(thr))
+				continue;
+
+			if (unlikely(thr_info_create(thr, NULL, miner_thread, thr)))
+				quit(1, "thread %d create failed", thr->id);
+
+			cgpu->thr[j] = thr;
+
+			/* Enable threads for devices set not to mine but disable
+			 * their queue in case we wish to enable them later */
+			if (cgpu->deven != DEV_DISABLED) {
+				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Pushing sem post to thread %d", thr->id);
+				cgsem_post(&thr->sem);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (opt_benchmark)
 		goto begin_bench;
 
@@ -7858,44 +7889,6 @@ begin_bench:
 	cgtime(&total_tv_end);
 	get_datestamp(datestamp, sizeof(datestamp), &total_tv_start);
 
-	// Start threads
-	k = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < total_devices; ++i) {
-		struct cgpu_info *cgpu = devices[i];
-		cgpu->thr = malloc(sizeof(*cgpu->thr) * (cgpu->threads+1));
-		cgpu->thr[cgpu->threads] = NULL;
-		cgpu->status = LIFE_INIT;
-
-		for (j = 0; j < cgpu->threads; ++j, ++k) {
-			thr = get_thread(k);
-			thr->id = k;
-			thr->cgpu = cgpu;
-			thr->device_thread = j;
-
-			if (!cgpu->drv->thread_prepare(thr))
-				continue;
-
-			if (unlikely(thr_info_create(thr, NULL, miner_thread, thr)))
-				quit(1, "thread %d create failed", thr->id);
-
-			cgpu->thr[j] = thr;
-
-			/* Enable threads for devices set not to mine but disable
-			 * their queue in case we wish to enable them later */
-			if (cgpu->deven != DEV_DISABLED) {
-				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Pushing sem post to thread %d", thr->id);
-				cgsem_post(&thr->sem);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	applog(LOG_INFO, "%d gpu miner threads started", gpu_threads);
-	for (i = 0; i < nDevs; i++)
-		pause_dynamic_threads(i);
-
-	cgtime(&total_tv_start);
-	cgtime(&total_tv_end);
-
 	watchpool_thr_id = 2;
 	thr = &control_thr[watchpool_thr_id];
 	/* start watchpool thread */