diff --git a/drivers/metal/rendering_device_driver_metal.cpp b/drivers/metal/rendering_device_driver_metal.cpp
index a989f99b5f29..672998c161de 100644
--- a/drivers/metal/rendering_device_driver_metal.cpp
+++ b/drivers/metal/rendering_device_driver_metal.cpp
@@ -2848,6 +2848,7 @@ Error RenderingDeviceDriverMetal::_initialize(uint32_t p_device_index, uint32_t
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err, ERR_CANT_CREATE);
 
 	device_properties = memnew(MetalDeviceProperties(device));
+	pixel_formats = memnew(PixelFormats(device, device_properties->features));
 	device_profile = device_profile_from_properties(device_properties);
 	resource_cache = std::make_unique<MDResourceCache>(device, *pixel_formats, device_properties->limits.maxPerStageBufferCount);
 	shader_container_format = memnew(RenderingShaderContainerFormatMetal(&device_profile));
@@ -2862,7 +2863,6 @@ Error RenderingDeviceDriverMetal::_initialize(uint32_t p_device_index, uint32_t
 	// Set the pipeline cache ID based on the Metal version.
 	pipeline_cache_id = "metal-driver-" + get_api_version();
 
-	pixel_formats = memnew(PixelFormats(device, device_properties->features));
 	if (device_properties->features.layeredRendering) {
 		multiview_capabilities.is_supported = true;
 		multiview_capabilities.max_view_count = device_properties->limits.maxViewports;