diff --git a/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.cpp b/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.cpp
index 1418d5240a..b92090983e 100644
--- a/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.cpp
@@ -598,15 +598,16 @@ find_driver_settings(const char *name)
 }
 
 
-static fssh_status_t driver_settings_init_post_sem()
-	__attribute__((constructor));
+namespace FSShell {
 
-static fssh_status_t
-driver_settings_init_post_sem()
+fssh_status_t
+driver_settings_init()
 {
 	return mutex_init(&sLock, "driver settings");
 }
 
+}
+
 
 //	#pragma mark - public API
 
diff --git a/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.h b/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dfddc8582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/fs_shell/driver_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007, Ingo Weinhold, bonefish@cs.tu-berlin.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _FSSH_DRIVER_SETTINGS_PRIV_H
+#define _FSSH_DRIVER_SETTINGS_PRIV_H
+
+
+#include "fssh_defs.h"
+
+
+namespace FSShell {
+
+
+fssh_status_t	driver_settings_init();
+
+
+}	// namespace FSShell
+
+
+#endif	// _FSSH_DRIVER_SETTINGS_PRIV_H
+
diff --git a/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp b/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
index 480ebd696e..b3eac1fd63 100644
--- a/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "command_cp.h"
+#include "driver_settings.h"
 #include "external_commands.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "fssh_dirent.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ init_kernel()
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	// init driver settings
+	error = driver_settings_init();
+	if (error != FSSH_B_OK) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "initializing driver settings failed: %s\n",
+			fssh_strerror(error));
+		return error;
+	}
+
 	// register built-in modules, i.e. the rootfs and the client FS
 	register_builtin_module(&gRootFileSystem.info);
 	for (int i = 0; modules[i]; i++)