diff --git a/libvo/vo_vesa.c b/libvo/vo_vesa.c
index 7bf552f66d..59edea683a 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_vesa.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_vesa.c
@@ -951,16 +951,16 @@ static int vesa_screenshot(const char *fname)
 {
     uint32_t i,n;
     uint8_t *ptrs[video_mode_info.YResolution];
-    if(!video_out_png.control(VOCTRL_QUERY_FORMAT, &dstFourcc))
-    {
-	printf("\nvo_vesa: vo_png doesn't support: %s fourcc\n",vo_format_name(dstFourcc));
-	return 1;
-    }
     if(video_out_png.preinit(NULL)) 
     {
 	printf("\nvo_vesa: can't preinit vo_png\n");
 	return 1;
     }
+    if(!video_out_png.control(VOCTRL_QUERY_FORMAT, &dstFourcc))
+    {
+	printf("\nvo_vesa: vo_png doesn't support: %s fourcc\n",vo_format_name(dstFourcc));
+	return 1;
+    }
     if(video_out_png.config(HAS_DGA()?video_mode_info.XResolution:dstW,
 			    HAS_DGA()?video_mode_info.YResolution:dstH,
 			    HAS_DGA()?video_mode_info.XResolution:dstW,