diff -r 769eba2245d2 -r b77b3a8401c5 libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Mon Sep 02 02:25:11 2013 +0530
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Mon Sep 02 02:33:33 2013 +0530
@@ -975,15 +975,6 @@
 	purple_prefs_remove("/protocols/irc");
 
 	irc_register_commands();
-
-	purple_signal_register(_irc_protocol, "irc-sending-text",
-			     purple_marshal_VOID__POINTER_POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
-			     PURPLE_TYPE_CONNECTION,
-			     G_TYPE_POINTER); /* pointer to a string */
-	purple_signal_register(_irc_protocol, "irc-receiving-text",
-			     purple_marshal_VOID__POINTER_POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
-			     PURPLE_TYPE_CONNECTION,
-			     G_TYPE_POINTER); /* pointer to a string */
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1044,6 +1035,15 @@
 	if (!_irc_protocol)
 		return FALSE;
 
+	purple_signal_register(_irc_protocol, "irc-sending-text",
+			     purple_marshal_VOID__POINTER_POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
+			     PURPLE_TYPE_CONNECTION,
+			     G_TYPE_POINTER); /* pointer to a string */
+	purple_signal_register(_irc_protocol, "irc-receiving-text",
+			     purple_marshal_VOID__POINTER_POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
+			     PURPLE_TYPE_CONNECTION,
+			     G_TYPE_POINTER); /* pointer to a string */
+
 	return TRUE;
 }