diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
index f9602fa..1b0ed07 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ void
 xf86RotateDestroy(xf86CrtcPtr crtc)
 {
     ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = crtc->scrn;
-    ScreenPtr pScreen = pScrn->pScreen;
+    /* if this is called during ScreenInit() we don't have pScrn->pScreen yet */
+    ScreenPtr pScreen = screenInfo.screens[pScrn->scrnIndex];
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(pScrn);
     DrawablePtr screenDrawable = &pScreen->root->drawable;
     int c;