Index: atk-bridge/bridge.c
===================================================================
--- atk-bridge/bridge.c	(revision 977)
+++ atk-bridge/bridge.c	(working copy)
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
       g_error ("Could not initialize Bonobo");
     }
 
+  bonobo_activate ();
+
   /* Create the accessible application server object */
   this_app = spi_application_new (atk_get_root ());
   /*
@@ -275,7 +277,6 @@
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  bonobo_activate ();
 
   /* Create the accessible application server object */
   if (this_app == NULL)
