--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/ffvpx/FFVPXRuntimeLinker.cpp
@@ -38,16 +38,17 @@ MozAVLink(const char* aName)
 /* static */ bool
 FFVPXRuntimeLinker::Init()
 {
   if (sLinkStatus) {
     return sLinkStatus == LinkStatus_SUCCEEDED;
   }
 
   MOZ_ASSERT(NS_IsMainThread());
+  sLinkStatus = LinkStatus_FAILED;
 
   // We retrieve the path of the XUL library as this is where mozavcodec and
   // mozavutil libs are located.
   char* path =
     PR_GetLibraryFilePathname(XUL_DLL, (PRFuncPtr)&FFVPXRuntimeLinker::Init);
   if (!path) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -80,18 +81,16 @@ FFVPXRuntimeLinker::Init()
   if (libname) {
     sFFVPXLib.mAVCodecLib = MozAVLink(libname);
     PR_FreeLibraryName(libname);
   }
   if (sFFVPXLib.Link()) {
     sLinkStatus = LinkStatus_SUCCEEDED;
     return true;
   }
-  sLinkStatus = LinkStatus_FAILED;
-
   return false;
 }
 
 /* static */ already_AddRefed<PlatformDecoderModule>
 FFVPXRuntimeLinker::CreateDecoderModule()
 {
   if (!Init()) {
     return nullptr;