diff --git a/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
index dc7494a182..fa7bcc7ca5 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ static bool d3d_init_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *video_info)
    d3d_video_t *link_info = (d3d_video_t*)d3d;
    link_info->tex_w = link_info->tex_h = 
 	   RARCH_SCALE_BASE * video_info->input_scale;
+
+   //d3d_deinit_chain(d3d);
 #else
    LinkInfo link_info = {0};
    link_info.pass = &d3d->shader.pass[0];
@@ -195,7 +197,6 @@ static bool d3d_init_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *video_info)
       video_info->input_scale * RARCH_SCALE_BASE;
 #endif
 
-   d3d_deinit_chain(d3d);
 #ifdef _XBOX
    if (!renderchain_init(d3d, video_info))
    {