diff --git a/indra/llrender/llrender.cpp b/indra/llrender/llrender.cpp
index 5cd77af36..5383a278d 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llrender.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llrender.cpp
@@ -934,13 +934,7 @@ LLRender::LLRender()
     mMode(LLRender::TRIANGLES),
     mCurrTextureUnitIndex(0),
     mMaxAnisotropy(0.f) 
-{
-	mBuffer = new LLVertexBuffer(immediate_mask, 0);
-	mBuffer->allocateBuffer(4096, 0, TRUE);
-	mBuffer->getVertexStrider(mVerticesp);
-	mBuffer->getTexCoord0Strider(mTexcoordsp);
-	mBuffer->getColorStrider(mColorsp);
-	
+{	
 	mTexUnits.reserve(LL_NUM_TEXTURE_LAYERS);
 	for (U32 i = 0; i < LL_NUM_TEXTURE_LAYERS; i++)
 	{
@@ -971,6 +965,17 @@ LLRender::~LLRender()
 	shutdown();
 }
 
+void LLRender::init()
+{
+	llassert_always(mBuffer.isNull()) ;
+
+	mBuffer = new LLVertexBuffer(immediate_mask, 0);
+	mBuffer->allocateBuffer(4096, 0, TRUE);
+	mBuffer->getVertexStrider(mVerticesp);
+	mBuffer->getTexCoord0Strider(mTexcoordsp);
+	mBuffer->getColorStrider(mColorsp);
+}
+
 void LLRender::shutdown()
 {
 	for (U32 i = 0; i < mTexUnits.size(); i++)
@@ -986,6 +991,7 @@ void LLRender::shutdown()
 		delete mLightState[i];
 	}
 	mLightState.clear();
+	mBuffer = NULL ;
 }
 
 void LLRender::refreshState(void)
diff --git a/indra/llrender/llrender.h b/indra/llrender/llrender.h
index 0c6cc4589..09e0f8905 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llrender.h
+++ b/indra/llrender/llrender.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ public:
 
 	LLRender();
 	~LLRender();
+	void init() ;
 	void shutdown();
 	
 	// Refreshes renderer state to the cached values
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 6c9bd57f4..5e97aa2ce 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -1689,6 +1689,7 @@ LLViewerWindow::LLViewerWindow(
 	}
 	LLVertexBuffer::initClass(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderVBOEnable"), gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderVBOMappingDisable"));
 	LL_INFOS("RenderInit") << "LLVertexBuffer initialization done." << LL_ENDL ;
+	gGL.init() ;
 
 	if (LLFeatureManager::getInstance()->isSafe()
 		|| (gSavedSettings.getS32("LastFeatureVersion") != LLFeatureManager::getInstance()->getVersion())