diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
index 4af395ee6..503d57c0d 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ Bool RootlessInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, RootlessFrameProcsPtr procs)
         pScreen->devPrivates[rootlessScreenPrivateIndex].ptr;
 
     s->imp = procs;
+    s->colormap = NULL;
+    s->redisplay_expired = FALSE;
 
     RootlessWrap(pScreen);