diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
index dbdbe752a8..5b46494e2c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
@@ -709,30 +709,34 @@ ImageCatalogue ImageId::GetCatalogue() const
     return ImageCatalogue::UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-void (*MaskFn)(
-    int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
-    int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap)
-    = nullptr;
-
-void MaskInit()
+static auto GetMaskFunction()
 {
     if (AVX2Available())
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering AVX2 mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskAvx2;
+        return MaskAvx2;
     }
     else if (SSE41Available())
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering SSE4.1 mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskSse4_1;
+        return MaskSse4_1;
     }
     else
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering scalar mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskScalar;
+        return MaskScalar;
     }
 }
 
+static const auto MaskFunc = GetMaskFunction();
+
+void MaskFn(
+    int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
+    int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap)
+{
+    MaskFunc(width, height, maskSrc, colourSrc, dst, maskWrap, colourWrap, dstWrap);
+}
+
 void GfxFilterPixel(DrawPixelInfo& dpi, const ScreenCoordsXY& coords, FilterPaletteID palette)
 {
     GfxFilterRect(dpi, { coords, coords }, palette);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
index 690b6c3e30..35da0cfd23 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
@@ -597,9 +597,8 @@ void MaskSse4_1(
 void MaskAvx2(
     int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
     int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap);
-void MaskInit();
 
-extern void (*MaskFn)(
+void MaskFn(
     int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
     int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap);
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
index 83b4e13fa9..fbbfd2afb0 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ namespace Platform
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
             Platform::AndroidInitClassLoader();
 #endif // __ANDROID__
-
-            MaskInit();
         }
     }