diff --git a/hw/xgl/egl/xegl.c b/hw/xgl/egl/xegl.c
index 93812ec67..dd0fe9a22 100644
--- a/hw/xgl/egl/xegl.c
+++ b/hw/xgl/egl/xegl.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ xeglScreenInit (int	  index,
 	softCursor = TRUE;
 #endif
     miDCInitialize (pScreen, &xeglPointerScreenFuncs);
+    miCreateDefColormap (pScreen);
 
 //  miPointerInitialize(pScreen, &eglPointerSpriteFuncs,
 //    &kdPointerScreenFuncs, FALSE);