diff --git a/source-code/source/plugins/Render/dllmain.cpp b/source-code/source/plugins/Render/dllmain.cpp
index 0c9f3b1..256ab14 100644
--- a/source-code/source/plugins/Render/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/source-code/source/plugins/Render/dllmain.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 int hookedCreateWindow(const char* title, void(__cdecl* exit_function)(int))
 {
 	// trick Optimus into switching to the NVIDIA GPU
-	HMODULE nvcudaModule = LoadLibraryW(L"nvcuda.dll");
-	// cuInit actually returns a CUresult, but we don't really care about it
-	void(WINAPI * cuInit)(unsigned int flags) = (void(WINAPI*)(unsigned int flags))GetProcAddress(nvcudaModule, "cuInit");
 	if (cuInit != NULL) cuInit(0);
 
 	if (nDisplay == 2) // fullscreen
diff --git a/source-code/source/plugins/Render/framework.h b/source-code/source/plugins/Render/framework.h
index 42237fd..d870bed 100644
--- a/source-code/source/plugins/Render/framework.h
+++ b/source-code/source/plugins/Render/framework.h
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ int nIntResHeight = GetPrivateProfileIntW(L"resolution", L"r.height", 720, CONFI
 int nBitDepth = GetPrivateProfileIntW(L"resolution", L"bitdepth", 32, CONFIG_FILE);
 int nRefreshRate = GetPrivateProfileIntW(L"resolution", L"refreshrate", 60, CONFIG_FILE);
 
+// used to trick Optimus into switching to the NVIDIA GPU
+HMODULE nvcudaModule = LoadLibraryW(L"nvcuda.dll");
+// cuInit actually returns a CUresult, but we don't really care about it
+void(WINAPI * cuInit)(unsigned int flags) = (void(WINAPI*)(unsigned int flags))GetProcAddress(nvcudaModule, "cuInit");