diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 207fd88dc9..a238ac87a6 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -901,10 +901,14 @@ static bool d3d_init_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *video_info)
       video_info->input_scale * RARCH_SCALE_BASE;
 #endif
 
-   d3d->renderchain_data = renderchain_new();
-   
-   if (!d3d->renderchain_data)
-      return false;
+   if (!renderchain_init_first(&d3d->renderchain_driver,
+	   &d3d->renderchain_data))
+   {
+	   RARCH_ERR("Renderchain could not be initialized.\n");
+	   return false;
+   }
+
+   RARCH_LOG("Renderchain driver: %s\n", d3d->renderchain_driver->ident);
 
 #ifdef _XBOX
    if (!renderchain_init(d3d, video_info,
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.h b/gfx/d3d/d3d.h
index 8d62f4aed9..4a4fbc92e8 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.h
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ typedef struct d3d_video
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_OVERLAY)
       overlay_t *menu;
 #endif
-      renderchain_driver_t *renderchain_driver;
+      const renderchain_driver_t *renderchain_driver;
       void *renderchain_data;
 
 #ifdef _XBOX