diff --git a/randr/rrcrtc.c b/randr/rrcrtc.c
index b81c390f1..212352c15 100644
--- a/randr/rrcrtc.c
+++ b/randr/rrcrtc.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ RRCrtcCreate (void	*devPrivate)
 {
     RRCrtcPtr	crtc;
     
+    if (!RRInit())
+	return NULL;
     crtc = xalloc (sizeof (RRCrtcRec));
     if (!crtc)
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/randr/rrmode.c b/randr/rrmode.c
index 3cd9ef273..a0696e170 100644
--- a/randr/rrmode.c
+++ b/randr/rrmode.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ RRModeGet (xRRModeInfo	*modeInfo,
 	}
     }
 
+    if (!RRInit ())
+	return NULL;
+
     mode = xalloc (sizeof (RRModeRec) + modeInfo->nameLength + 1);
     if (!mode)
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/randr/rroutput.c b/randr/rroutput.c
index 8b760ec9a..f38f5826a 100644
--- a/randr/rroutput.c
+++ b/randr/rroutput.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ RROutputCreate (const char  *name,
 {
     RROutputPtr	output;
 
+    if (!RRInit())
+	return NULL;
     output = xalloc (sizeof (RROutputRec) + nameLength + 1);
     if (!output)
 	return NULL;