diff --git a/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.cpp b/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.cpp
index 40f67871..a5c00121 100644
--- a/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ int GlRenderer::init(uint32_t threads)
 }
 
 
+int32_t GlRenderer::init()
+{
+    return initEngineCnt;
+}
+
+
 int GlRenderer::term()
 {
     if ((--initEngineCnt) > 0) return true;
diff --git a/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.h b/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.h
index 0c0ecac1..0935284e 100644
--- a/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.h
+++ b/src/lib/gl_engine/tvgGlRenderer.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 
     static GlRenderer* gen();
     static int init(TVG_UNUSED uint32_t threads);
+    static int32_t init();
     static int term();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.cpp b/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.cpp
index 7afcf231..1006fd1e 100644
--- a/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,12 @@ bool SwRenderer::init(uint32_t threads)
 }
 
 
+int32_t SwRenderer::init()
+{
+    return initEngineCnt;
+}
+
+
 bool SwRenderer::term()
 {
     if ((--initEngineCnt) > 0) return true;
diff --git a/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.h b/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.h
index c61984ba..9198253e 100644
--- a/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.h
+++ b/src/lib/sw_engine/tvgSwRenderer.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 
     static SwRenderer* gen();
     static bool init(uint32_t threads);
+    static int32_t init();
     static bool term();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/tvgGlCanvas.cpp b/src/lib/tvgGlCanvas.cpp
index aebe40b5..3a88b6d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/tvgGlCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tvgGlCanvas.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Result GlCanvas::target(uint32_t* buffer, uint32_t stride, uint32_t w, uint32_t
 unique_ptr<GlCanvas> GlCanvas::gen() noexcept
 {
 #ifdef THORVG_GL_RASTER_SUPPORT
+    if (GlRenderer::init() <= 0) return nullptr;
     return unique_ptr<GlCanvas>(new GlCanvas);
 #endif
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/lib/tvgSwCanvas.cpp b/src/lib/tvgSwCanvas.cpp
index a0e06ca2..f7a03b81 100644
--- a/src/lib/tvgSwCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tvgSwCanvas.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Result SwCanvas::target(uint32_t* buffer, uint32_t stride, uint32_t w, uint32_t
 unique_ptr<SwCanvas> SwCanvas::gen() noexcept
 {
 #ifdef THORVG_SW_RASTER_SUPPORT
+    if (SwRenderer::init() <= 0) return nullptr;
     return unique_ptr<SwCanvas>(new SwCanvas);
 #endif
     return nullptr;