diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
index 79d62f1717..d751024d85 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ bool Init()
 				GetData<u8>("IPL.AR"));
 	}
 
+	// _CoreParameter.hMainWindow is first the m_Panel handle,
+	// then it is updated to have the new window handle,
+	// within g_video_backend->Initialize()
+	// TODO: that's ugly, change Initialize() to take m_Panel
+	// and return the new window handle
+	g_video_backend->Initialize();
+	g_pWindowHandle = _CoreParameter.hMainWindow;
+
 	HW::Init();	
 	DSP::GetDSPEmulator()->Initialize(g_pWindowHandle,
 		_CoreParameter.bWii, _CoreParameter.bDSPThread);
@@ -370,12 +378,6 @@ void EmuThread()
 
 	emuThreadGoing.Set();
 
-	// _CoreParameter.hMainWindow is first the m_Panel handle, then it is updated to have the new window handle,
-	// within g_video_backend->Initialize()
-	// TODO: that's ugly, change Initialize() to take m_Panel and return the new window handle
-	g_video_backend->Initialize();
-	g_pWindowHandle = _CoreParameter.hMainWindow;
-
 	DisplayMessage("CPU: " + cpu_info.Summarize(), 8000);
 	DisplayMessage(_CoreParameter.m_strFilename, 3000);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
index cb16666ab8..b102be2415 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
@@ -686,10 +686,8 @@ void CFrame::OnHostMessage(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 void CFrame::GetRenderWindowSize(int& x, int& y, int& width, int& height)
 {
-	wxMutexGuiEnter();
 	m_RenderParent->GetClientSize(&width, &height);
 	m_RenderParent->GetPosition(&x, &y);
-	wxMutexGuiLeave();
 }
 
 void CFrame::OnRenderWindowSizeRequest(int width, int height)
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
index 75e950b0e1..0d3c353bb5 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void Renderer::DrawDebugInfo()
 		p+=sprintf(p, "FPS: %d\n", s_fps);
 
 	if (g_ActiveConfig.bShowInputDisplay)
-		p+=sprintf(p, Frame::GetInputDisplay().c_str());
+		p+=sprintf(p, "%s", Frame::GetInputDisplay().c_str());
 
 	if (g_ActiveConfig.bShowEFBCopyRegions)
 	{