diff --git a/arch/AArch64/module.c b/arch/AArch64/module.c
index 4f0cbb30..e0b8413d 100644
--- a/arch/AArch64/module.c
+++ b/arch/AArch64/module.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void destroy(cs_struct *handle)
 {
 }
 
-static void __attribute__ ((constructor)) __init_arm64__()
+void AArch64_enable(void)
 {
 	arch_init[CS_ARCH_ARM64] = init;
 	arch_option[CS_ARCH_ARM64] = option;
diff --git a/arch/ARM/module.c b/arch/ARM/module.c
index 3a46f469..f4307dbc 100644
--- a/arch/ARM/module.c
+++ b/arch/ARM/module.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include "ARMInstPrinter.h"
 #include "mapping.h"
 
-void enable_arm() {};
-
 static cs_err init(cs_struct *ud)
 {
 	MCRegisterInfo *mri = cs_mem_malloc(sizeof(*mri));
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ static void destroy(cs_struct *handle)
 {
 }
 
-static void __attribute__ ((constructor)) __init_arm__()
+void ARM_enable(void)
 {
 	arch_init[CS_ARCH_ARM] = init;
 	arch_option[CS_ARCH_ARM] = option;
diff --git a/arch/Mips/module.c b/arch/Mips/module.c
index d5030bf8..1b161089 100644
--- a/arch/Mips/module.c
+++ b/arch/Mips/module.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void destroy(cs_struct *handle)
 {
 }
 
-static void __attribute__ ((constructor)) __init_mips__()
+void Mips_enable(void)
 {
 	arch_init[CS_ARCH_MIPS] = init;
 	arch_option[CS_ARCH_MIPS] = option;
diff --git a/arch/PowerPC/module.c b/arch/PowerPC/module.c
index 6257d218..2af9d0d3 100644
--- a/arch/PowerPC/module.c
+++ b/arch/PowerPC/module.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void destroy(cs_struct *handle)
 {
 }
 
-static void __attribute__ ((constructor)) __init_mips__()
+void PPC_enable(void)
 {
 	arch_init[CS_ARCH_PPC] = init;
 	arch_option[CS_ARCH_PPC] = option;
diff --git a/arch/X86/module.c b/arch/X86/module.c
index cd9d1c21..05c0746f 100644
--- a/arch/X86/module.c
+++ b/arch/X86/module.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void destroy(cs_struct *handle)
 {
 }
 
-static void __attribute__ ((constructor)) __init_x86__()
+void X86_enable(void)
 {
 	arch_init[CS_ARCH_X86] = init;
 	arch_option[CS_ARCH_X86] = option;
diff --git a/cs.c b/cs.c
index bcfcfd22..ce3d7bfe 100644
--- a/cs.c
+++ b/cs.c
@@ -14,30 +14,36 @@ cs_err (*arch_init[MAX_ARCH])(cs_struct *) = { NULL };
 cs_err (*arch_option[MAX_ARCH]) (cs_struct *, cs_opt_type, size_t value) = { NULL };
 void (*arch_destroy[MAX_ARCH]) (cs_struct *) = { NULL };
 
-// we need this trick to enable module constructors in static lib
-extern void enable_arm();
-extern void enable_arm64();
-extern void enable_mips();
-extern void enable_x86();
-extern void enable_powerpc();
+extern void ARM_enable(void);
+extern void AArch64_enable(void);
+extern void Mips_enable(void);
+extern void X86_enable(void);
+extern void PPC_enable(void);
 
-void enable_construct()
+static void archs_enable(void)
 {
+	static bool initialized = false;
+
+	if (initialized)
+		return;
+
 #ifdef CAPSTONE_HAS_ARM
-	enable_arm();
+	ARM_enable();
 #endif
 #ifdef CAPSTONE_HAS_ARM64
-	enable_arm64();
+	AArch64_enable();
 #endif
 #ifdef CAPSTONE_HAS_MIPS
-	enable_mips();
+	Mips_enable();
 #endif
 #ifdef CAPSTONE_HAS_X86
-	enable_x86();
+	X86_enable();
 #endif
 #ifdef CAPSTONE_HAS_POWERPC
-	enable_powerpc();
+	PPC_enable();
 #endif
+
+	initialized = true;
 }
 
 unsigned int all_arch = 0;
@@ -119,6 +125,8 @@ cs_err cs_open(cs_arch arch, cs_mode mode, csh *handle)
 		// with cs_option(CS_OPT_MEM)
 		return CS_ERR_MEMSETUP;
 
+	archs_enable();
+
 	if (arch < CS_ARCH_MAX && arch_init[arch]) {
 		cs_struct *ud;