diff --git a/src/xrEngine/Engine.cpp b/src/xrEngine/Engine.cpp
index 85db38de84e..277b90bba4c 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/xrEngine/Engine.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ void CEngine::Initialize(GameModule* game)
     Device.seqFrame.Add(&g_sound_processor, REG_PRIORITY_NORMAL - 1000); // Place it after Level update
     Device.seqFrameMT.Add(&g_sound_renderer);
 
-    External.CreateRendererList();
     CheckAndSetupRenderer();
 
     External.Initialize(game);
diff --git a/src/xrEngine/EngineAPI.h b/src/xrEngine/EngineAPI.h
index 09e79f5ae90..d3e6416a9a5 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/EngineAPI.h
+++ b/src/xrEngine/EngineAPI.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ENGINE_API CEngineAPI
     CEngineAPI();
     ~CEngineAPI();
 
-    void CreateRendererList(); // Better to call it in the main thread
+    void CreateRendererList();
     void Initialize(GameModule* game);
     void Destroy();
 };
diff --git a/src/xrEngine/x_ray.cpp b/src/xrEngine/x_ray.cpp
index 68721c52da1..640fe5c1a3c 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/x_ray.cpp
+++ b/src/xrEngine/x_ray.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ CApplication::CApplication(pcstr commandLine, GameModule* game)
         Engine.Sound.CreateDevicesList();
     });
 
+#ifdef XR_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+    const auto& createRendererList = TaskManager::AddTask([]
+    {
+        Engine.External.CreateRendererList();
+    });
+#endif
+
     pcstr fsltx = "-fsltx ";
     string_path fsgame = "";
     if (strstr(commandLine, fsltx))
@@ -268,6 +275,11 @@ CApplication::CApplication(pcstr commandLine, GameModule* game)
     TaskScheduler->Wait(inputTask);
     InitConsole();
 
+#ifdef XR_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+    TaskScheduler->Wait(createRendererList);
+#else
+    Engine.External.CreateRendererList();
+#endif
     Engine.Initialize(game);
     Device.Initialize();