diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/hunks.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/hunks.vim
index 367c9a97..57e08321 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/hunks.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/hunks.vim
@@ -4,38 +4,43 @@
 let s:non_zero_only = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#hunks#non_zero_only', 0)
 let s:hunk_symbols = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#hunks#hunk_symbols', ['+', '~', '-'])
 
-let s:initialized = 0
-function! s:init()
-  if !s:initialized
-    let s:initialized = 1
+function! s:get_hunks_signify()
+  let hunks = sy#repo#get_stats()
+  if hunks[0] >= 0
+    return hunks
+  endif
+  return []
+endfunction
+
+function! s:get_hunks_gitgutter()
+  if !get(g:, 'gitgutter_enabled', 0)
+    return ''
+  endif
+  return GitGutterGetHunkSummary()
+endfunction
+
+function! s:get_hunks_empty()
+  return ''
+endfunction
+
+let s:source_func = ''
+function! s:get_hunks()
+  if empty(s:source_func)
     if get(g:, 'loaded_signify', 0)
-      function! s:get_hunks()
-        let hunks = sy#repo#get_stats()
-        if hunks[0] >= 0
-          return hunks
-        endif
-        return []
-      endfunction
+      let s:source_func = 's:get_hunks_signify'
     elseif exists('*GitGutterGetHunkSummary')
-      function! s:get_hunks()
-        if !get(g:, 'gitgutter_enabled', 0)
-          return ''
-        endif
-        return GitGutterGetHunkSummary()
-      endfunction
+      let s:source_func = 's:get_hunks_gitgutter'
     else
-      function! s:get_hunks()
-        return []
-      endfunction
+      let s:source_func = 's:get_hunks_empty'
     endif
   endif
+  return {s:source_func}()
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#hunks#get_hunks()
   if !get(w:, 'airline_active', 0)
     return ''
   endif
-  call <sid>init()
   let hunks = s:get_hunks()
   let string = ''
   if !empty(hunks)