diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-freebsd.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-freebsd.c
index e492d5e8..64cdbbad 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-freebsd.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-freebsd.c
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-server",
+			    features, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-kernel.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-kernel.c
index e492d5e8..eec9bde6 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-kernel.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-kernel.c
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-sysdeps",
+			    features, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-linux.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-linux.c
index e492d5e8..eec9bde6 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-linux.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-linux.c
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-sysdeps",
+			    features, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-solaris.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-solaris.c
index e492d5e8..54798f4d 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-solaris.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-solaris.c
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-sysdeps",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-server",
+			    features, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-stub-suid.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-stub-suid.c
index e492d5e8..64cdbbad 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-stub-suid.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-stub-suid.c
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-server",
+			    features, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sysdeps-init-stub.c b/lib/sysdeps-init-stub.c
index e492d5e8..eec9bde6 100644
--- a/lib/sysdeps-init-stub.c
+++ b/lib/sysdeps-init-stub.c
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/backend.h>
 
 void
 _glibtop_open_sysdeps (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		       const unsigned long features, const unsigned flags)
 {
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-common",
+			    features, NULL);
+    glibtop_open_backend_l (server, "glibtop-backend-sysdeps",
+			    features, NULL);
 }