diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
index 67cc46a0c54..ae600737cc6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ st_api_create_context(struct st_api *stapi, struct st_manager *smapi,
       return NULL;
    }
 
+   _mesa_initialize();
+
    /* Create a hash table for the framebuffer interface objects
     * if it has not been created for this st manager.
     */