diff --git a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
index b38e1eee2c95..3775d0450dd1 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void GL3DBarChart::render()
 {
     mrWindow.getContext()->makeCurrent();
     Size aSize = mrWindow.GetSizePixel();
+    mpRenderer->init();
     mpRenderer->SetSize(aSize);
     mrWindow.getContext()->setWinSize(aSize);
     for(boost::ptr_vector<opengl3D::Renderable3DObject>::iterator itr = maShapes.begin(),