diff --git a/gm/gmmain.cpp b/gm/gmmain.cpp
index 455f7fe..3958998 100644
--- a/gm/gmmain.cpp
+++ b/gm/gmmain.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "gm.h"
+#include "system_preferences.h"
 #include "GrContext.h"
 #include "GrRenderTarget.h"
 
@@ -654,6 +655,8 @@
     // we don't need to see this during a run
     gSkSuppressFontCachePurgeSpew = true;
 
+    setSystemPreferences();
+
     const char* writePath = NULL;   // if non-null, where we write the originals
     const char* readPath = NULL;    // if non-null, were we read from to compare
     const char* diffPath = NULL;    // if non-null, where we write our diffs (from compare)