diff --git a/randr/rrcrtc.c b/randr/rrcrtc.c
index 517cdf00a..c8626b982 100644
--- a/randr/rrcrtc.c
+++ b/randr/rrcrtc.c
@@ -2012,9 +2012,15 @@ RRReplaceScanoutPixmap(DrawablePtr pDrawable, PixmapPtr pPixmap, Bool enable)
 Bool
 RRHasScanoutPixmap(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
-    rrScrPriv(pScreen);
+    rrScrPrivPtr pScrPriv;
     int i;
 
+    /* Bail out if RandR wasn't initialized. */
+    if (!dixPrivateKeyRegistered(rrPrivKey))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    pScrPriv = rrGetScrPriv(pScreen);
+
     if (!pScreen->is_output_secondary)
         return FALSE;