1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/xine-engine/xine.c b/src/xine-engine/xine.c
index f49a988c9..402aaec66 100644
--- a/src/xine-engine/xine.c
+++ b/src/xine-engine/xine.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <basedir.h>
+
 #define LOG_MODULE "xine"
 #define LOG_VERBOSE
 /*
@@ -1410,6 +1412,8 @@ void xine_exit (xine_t *this) {
   WSACleanup();
 #endif
 
+  xdgFreeHandle(this->basedir_handle);
+
   free (this);
 }
 
@@ -1538,6 +1542,9 @@ void xine_init (xine_t *this) {
   static const char *demux_strategies[] = {"default", "reverse", "content",
 					   "extension", NULL};
 
+  /* First of all, initialise libxdg-basedir as it's used by plugins. */
+  this->basedir_handle = xdgAllocHandle();
+
   /* initialize color conversion tables and functions */
   init_yuv_conversion();