diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.c b/app/src/input_manager.c
index db15da75..2e591320 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.c
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.c
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 #include "lock_util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
+void
+input_manager_init(struct input_manager *input_manager,
+                   struct controller *controller,
+                   struct video_buffer *video_buffer,
+                   struct screen *screen) {
+    input_manager->controller = controller;
+    input_manager->video_buffer = video_buffer;
+    input_manager->screen = screen;
+}
+
 // Convert window coordinates (as provided by SDL_GetMouseState() to renderer
 // coordinates (as provided in SDL mouse events)
 //
diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.h b/app/src/input_manager.h
index 0009cb81..94915d7a 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.h
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.h
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ struct input_manager {
     struct screen *screen;
 };
 
+void
+input_manager_init(struct input_manager *input_manager,
+                   struct controller *controller,
+                   struct video_buffer *video_buffer,
+                   struct screen *screen);
+
 void
 input_manager_process_text_input(struct input_manager *input_manager,
                                  const SDL_TextInputEvent *event);
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index c219c9e5..99633837 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ static struct decoder decoder;
 static struct recorder recorder;
 static struct controller controller;
 static struct file_handler file_handler;
-
-static struct input_manager input_manager = {
-    .controller = &controller,
-    .video_buffer = &video_buffer,
-    .screen = &screen,
-};
+static struct input_manager input_manager;
 
 // init SDL and set appropriate hints
 static bool
@@ -311,6 +306,8 @@ scrcpy(const struct scrcpy_options *options) {
         goto end;
     }
 
+    input_manager_init(&input_manager, &controller, &video_buffer, &screen);
+
     if (!server_connect_to(&server)) {
         goto end;
     }