diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
index 6fecc275..a1873c60 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
@@ -106,14 +106,6 @@
 					"</div>" )
 			: undefined;
 
-	// TODO may be better in mobile.init
-	//add mobile, initial load "rendering" classes to docEl
-	$html.addClass( "ui-mobile ui-mobile-rendering" );
-
-	//define & prepend meta viewport tag, if content is defined
-	$.mobile.metaViewportContent ? $( "<meta>", { name: "viewport", content: $.mobile.metaViewportContent}).prependTo( $head ) : undefined;
-
-
 	//expose some core utilities
 	$.extend($.mobile, {
 
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
index 4d09aa4e..0118bd61 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 
 (function( $, window, undefined ) {
+	var	$html = $( "html" ),
+		$head = $( "head" );
+
 	// find and enhance the pages in the dom and transition to the first page.
 	$.mobile.initializePage = function(){
 		//find present pages
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	//add mobile, initial load "rendering" classes to docEl
+	$html.addClass( "ui-mobile ui-mobile-rendering" );
+
+	//define & prepend meta viewport tag, if content is defined
+	$.mobile.metaViewportContent ? $( "<meta>", { name: "viewport", content: $.mobile.metaViewportContent}).prependTo( $head ) : undefined;
+
 	//dom-ready inits
 	$( $.mobile.initializePage );