diff --git a/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PieChart.cs b/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PieChart.cs
index c4c98645c..727c62c39 100644
--- a/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PieChart.cs
+++ b/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PieChart.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public PieChart()
         MouseDown += OnMouseDown;
 
         tooltip = new SKDefaultTooltip();
+        legend = new SKDefaultLegend();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ protected override void InitializeCore()
     {
         if (canvas is null) throw new Exception("canvas not found");
         core = new PieChart<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>(this, config => config.UseDefaults(), canvas.CanvasCore);
-        legend = new SKDefaultLegend(); // Template.FindName("legend", this) as IChartLegend<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>;
         core.Update();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PolarChart.cs b/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PolarChart.cs
index 8a5f48fb5..79f0696a7 100644
--- a/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PolarChart.cs
+++ b/src/skiasharp/LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharp.WPF/PolarChart.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public PolarChart()
         MouseUp += OnMouseUp;
 
         tooltip = new SKDefaultTooltip();
+        legend = new SKDefaultLegend();
     }
 
     #region dependency properties
@@ -294,7 +295,6 @@ protected override void InitializeCore()
         if (canvas is null) throw new Exception("canvas not found");
 
         core = new PolarChart<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>(this, config => config.UseDefaults(), canvas.CanvasCore);
-        legend = new SKDefaultLegend(); // Template.FindName("legend", this) as IChartLegend<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>;
         core.Update();
     }