diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index df9ec70f3d..10e4f536a0 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IOFBF, BUFSIZ);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBXML2
+	xmlInitThreads();
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBXML2 */
+
 	/*
 	 * Record version in core image.
 	 * strings named.core | grep "named version:"
@@ -1575,6 +1579,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	named_os_shutdown();
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBXML2
+	xmlCleanupThreads();
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBXML2 */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_GPERFTOOLS_PROFILER
 	ProfilerStop();
 #endif
diff --git a/bin/named/statschannel.c b/bin/named/statschannel.c
index c125b659cf..841741a943 100644
--- a/bin/named/statschannel.c
+++ b/bin/named/statschannel.c
@@ -3593,10 +3593,6 @@ named_statschannels_configure(named_server_t *server, const cfg_obj_t *config,
 
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(new_listeners);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBXML2
-	xmlInitThreads();
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBXML2 */
-
 	/*
 	 * Get the list of named.conf 'statistics-channels' statements.
 	 */
@@ -3729,10 +3725,6 @@ named_statschannels_shutdown(named_server_t *server) {
 		ISC_LIST_UNLINK(server->statschannels, listener, link);
 		shutdown_listener(listener);
 	}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBXML2
-	xmlCleanupThreads();
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBXML2 */
 }
 
 isc_result_t