diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
index 403e105908e384b9b678b14b23d7b86d0d29371f..471929aea091dd7e183c8fa2751bef113710ec66 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
+#include "./vp9_rtcd.h"
 
 #include "vpx_mem/vpx_mem.h"
-#include "vpx_ports/vpx_once.h"
-
-#include "./vp9_rtcd.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
@@ -292,32 +290,32 @@ intra_pred_allsizes(dc)
 typedef void (*intra_pred_fn)(uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t stride,
                               const uint8_t *above, const uint8_t *left);
 
-static intra_pred_fn pred[INTRA_MODES][4];
-static intra_pred_fn dc_pred[2][2][4];
-
-static void init_intra_pred_fn_ptrs(void) {
-#define intra_pred_allsizes(l, type) \
-  l[0] = vp9_##type##_predictor_4x4; \
-  l[1] = vp9_##type##_predictor_8x8; \
-  l[2] = vp9_##type##_predictor_16x16; \
-  l[3] = vp9_##type##_predictor_32x32
-
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[V_PRED], v);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[H_PRED], h);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D207_PRED], d207);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D45_PRED], d45);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D63_PRED], d63);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D117_PRED], d117);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D135_PRED], d135);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[D153_PRED], d153);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(pred[TM_PRED], tm);
-
-  intra_pred_allsizes(dc_pred[0][0], dc_128);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(dc_pred[0][1], dc_top);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(dc_pred[1][0], dc_left);
-  intra_pred_allsizes(dc_pred[1][1], dc);
-
-#undef intra_pred_allsizes
+static intra_pred_fn pred[INTRA_MODES][TX_SIZES];
+static intra_pred_fn dc_pred[2][2][TX_SIZES];
+
+void vp9_init_intra_predictors() {
+#define INIT_ALL_SIZES(p, type) \
+  p[TX_4X4] = vp9_##type##_predictor_4x4; \
+  p[TX_8X8] = vp9_##type##_predictor_8x8; \
+  p[TX_16X16] = vp9_##type##_predictor_16x16; \
+  p[TX_32X32] = vp9_##type##_predictor_32x32
+
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[V_PRED], v);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[H_PRED], h);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D207_PRED], d207);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D45_PRED], d45);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D63_PRED], d63);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D117_PRED], d117);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D135_PRED], d135);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[D153_PRED], d153);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(pred[TM_PRED], tm);
+
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(dc_pred[0][0], dc_128);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(dc_pred[0][1], dc_top);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(dc_pred[1][0], dc_left);
+  INIT_ALL_SIZES(dc_pred[1][1], dc);
+
+#undef INIT_ALL_SIZES
 }
 
 static void build_intra_predictors(const MACROBLOCKD *xd, const uint8_t *ref,
@@ -343,8 +341,6 @@ static void build_intra_predictors(const MACROBLOCKD *xd, const uint8_t *ref,
   // 129  G   H  ..  S   T   T   T   T   T
   // ..
 
-  once(init_intra_pred_fn_ptrs);
-
   // Get current frame pointer, width and height.
   if (plane == 0) {
     frame_width = xd->cur_buf->y_width;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
index d09d2a129c0a79c4f71bafccc02d1f269e390aa4..845f3bcaac794610e3106d484d4637258c293d91 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+void vp9_init_intra_predictors();
+
 void vp9_predict_intra_block(const MACROBLOCKD *xd, int block_idx, int bwl_in,
                              TX_SIZE tx_size, PREDICTION_MODE mode,
                              const uint8_t *ref, int ref_stride,
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
index f461af53e6b334c7ccc77aa90b933e32a50de73d..9106b0d14b9a8901332fce1dd6ebcdcc4283e884 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h"
 #endif
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.h"
+#include "vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h"
 
 #include "vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.h"
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ static void initialize_dec() {
   static int init_done = 0;
 
   if (!init_done) {
+    vp9_rtcd();
     vp9_init_neighbors();
+    vp9_init_intra_predictors();
     init_done = 1;
   }
 }
@@ -59,8 +62,6 @@ VP9Decoder *vp9_decoder_create() {
   cm->error.setjmp = 1;
   initialize_dec();
 
-  vp9_rtcd();
-
   // Initialize the references to not point to any frame buffers.
   vpx_memset(&cm->ref_frame_map, -1, sizeof(cm->ref_frame_map));
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
index 8a74aec5f4f14a6dd3285b4592c92f70c3bb03e0..1db66516d588b4c4e0e031a13e4016453a4bdfd4 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h"
 #endif
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.h"
+#include "vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_tile_common.h"
 
@@ -142,7 +143,9 @@ void vp9_initialize_enc() {
   static int init_done = 0;
 
   if (!init_done) {
+    vp9_rtcd();
     vp9_init_neighbors();
+    vp9_init_intra_predictors();
     vp9_coef_tree_initialize();
     vp9_tokenize_initialize();
     vp9_init_me_luts();
@@ -764,8 +767,6 @@ VP9_COMP *vp9_create_compressor(VP9EncoderConfig *oxcf) {
 
   cm->error.setjmp = 1;
 
-  vp9_rtcd();
-
   cpi->use_svc = 0;
 
   init_config(cpi, oxcf);