diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
index 49f202883d9..edf3a40ccb4 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
@@ -6261,6 +6261,7 @@ DisplayServerX11::DisplayServerX11(const String &p_rendering_driver, WindowMode
 
 #if defined(RD_ENABLED)
 	if (rendering_context) {
+		rendering_device = memnew(RenderingDevice);
 		if (rendering_device->initialize(rendering_context, MAIN_WINDOW_ID) != OK) {
 			memdelete(rendering_device);
 			rendering_device = nullptr;