diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
index d34ae811a2e..9e799299a73 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -1190,8 +1190,6 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
             Class.forName("android.os.AsyncTask");
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {}
 
-        MemoryMonitor.getInstance().init(getApplicationContext());
-
         // GeckoAppShell is tightly coupled to us, rather than
         // the app context, because various parts of Fennec (e.g.,
         // GeckoScreenOrientation) use GAS to access the Activity in
@@ -1201,13 +1199,6 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
         GeckoAppShell.setContextGetter(this);
         GeckoAppShell.setGeckoInterface(this);
 
-        Tabs.getInstance().attachToContext(this);
-        try {
-            Favicons.initializeWithContext(this);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception starting favicon cache. Corrupt resources?", e);
-        }
-
         // Did the OS locale change while we were backgrounded? If so,
         // we need to die so that Gecko will re-init add-ons that touch
         // the UI.
@@ -1259,6 +1250,15 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
         // appears quickly. The priority is reset to normal once thumbnails are loaded.
         ThreadUtils.reduceGeckoPriority();
 
+        MemoryMonitor.getInstance().init(getApplicationContext());
+
+        Tabs.getInstance().attachToContext(this);
+        try {
+            Favicons.initializeWithContext(this);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception starting favicon cache. Corrupt resources?", e);
+        }
+
         Bundle stateBundle = getIntent().getBundleExtra(EXTRA_STATE_BUNDLE);
         if (stateBundle != null) {
             // Use the state bundle if it was given as an intent extra. This is