diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index fd66e2cb32..3aa3b87baa 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -6191,6 +6191,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_init_function() {
 		}
 		g.writeln('void _vinit_caller() {')
 		g.writeln('\tstatic bool once = false; if (once) {return;} once = true;')
+		if g.nr_closures > 0 {
+			g.writeln('\t__closure_init(); // vinit_caller()')
+		}
 		g.writeln('\t_vinit(0,0);')
 		g.writeln('}')
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cmain.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cmain.v
index 7cc5572a6d..d262a1ee05 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cmain.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cmain.v
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_c_main_function_header() {
 	g.writeln('\tg_main_argc = ___argc;')
 	g.writeln('\tg_main_argv = ___argv;')
 	if g.nr_closures > 0 {
-		g.writeln('__closure_init();')
+		g.writeln('\t__closure_init(); // main()')
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79f72ec52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__closure_init(); // vinit_caller()
+__closure_init(); // main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ce1c6a433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/closure_shared_lib.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// vtest vflags: -shared
+@[export: 'foo']
+fn show_foo(s &char) {
+	my_fn := fn [s] () {
+		_ = s
+	}
+	my_fn()
+}