diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.cpp
index cd77d37346..5fcc7062d9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ void __cpuid(int info[4], int x)
 
 CPUInfo cpu_info;
 
+CPUInfo::CPUInfo() {
+	Detect();
+}
+
 // Detects the various cpu features
 void CPUInfo::Detect()
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.h
index 55a0de93c9..55c6b62b3b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CPUDetect.h
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ struct CPUInfo
 	bool bSSE4A;
 	bool bLAHFSAHF64;
 	bool bLongMode;
-	
-	// Detects the various cpu features
-	void Detect();
 
+	// Call Detect()
+	explicit CPUInfo();
+	
 	// Turn the cpu info into a string we can show
 	std::string Summarize();
+
+private:
+	// Detects the various cpu features
+	void Detect();
 };
 
 extern CPUInfo cpu_info;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
index b871303c50..a663b9e22a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 	wxString padPluginFilename;
 	wxString wiimotePluginFilename;
 
-	// Detect CPU info and write it to the cpu_info struct
-	cpu_info.Detect();
-
 	#if defined _DEBUG && defined _WIN32
 		int tmpflag = _CrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_REPORT_FLAG);
 		tmpflag |= _CRTDBG_DELAY_FREE_MEM_DF;