diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 8a691b4c14..e66370c1cd 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static void d3d_free_overlay(d3d_video_t *d3d, overlay_t *overlay);
 #ifdef _XBOX
 static void d3d_reinit_renderchain(void *data,
       const video_info_t *video);
-static void renderchain_free(void *data);
 #endif
 
 void d3d_make_d3dpp(void *data, const video_info_t *info,
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
index 7ff8e60cf8..2bfac81ffe 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void renderchain_free(void *data)
 
 void *renderchain_new(void)
 {
-   renderchain_t *renderchain = new renderchain_t();
+   renderchain_t *renderchain = (renderchain_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*renderchain));
    if (!renderchain)
       return NULL;
 
@@ -796,10 +796,8 @@ void renderchain_deinit(void *data)
 {
    renderchain_t *renderchain = (renderchain_t*)data;
 
-   if (!renderchain)
-      return;
-
-   delete (renderchain_t *)renderchain;
+   if (renderchain)
+      free(renderchain);
 }
 
 static void renderchain_log_info(void *data, const void *info_data)
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
index 4f50e0cf6b..a8f3f596e6 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <retro_inline.h>
 
+typdef struct xdk_renderchain
+{
+   void *empty;
+} xdk_renderchain_t;
+
 static void renderchain_set_mvp(void *data, unsigned vp_width,
       unsigned vp_height, unsigned rotation)
 {
@@ -217,6 +222,19 @@ void renderchain_free(void *data)
 
 void renderchain_deinit(void *data)
 {
+   xdk_renderchain_t *renderchain = (xdk_renderchain_t*)data;
+
+   if (renderchain)
+      free(renderchain);
+}
+
+void *renderchain_new(void)
+{
+   xdk_renderchain_t *renderchain = (xdk_renderchain_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*renderchain));
+   if (!renderchain)
+      return NULL;
+
+   return renderchain;
 }
 
 void renderchain_deinit_shader(void)