diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/BitmapImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/BitmapImpl.cs
index 38d4eae396..e9c241b848 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/BitmapImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/BitmapImpl.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
             if (runtime?.IsDesktop == true && runtime?.OperatingSystem == OperatingSystemType.Linux)
                 colorType = SKColorType.Bgra8888;
             Bitmap = new SKBitmap(width, height, colorType, SKAlphaType.Premul);
+            Bitmap.Erase(SKColor.Empty);
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
 
         public IDrawingContextImpl CreateDrawingContext(IVisualBrushRenderer visualBrushRenderer)
         {
-            Bitmap.Erase(SKColor.Empty);
             return new BitmapDrawingContext(Bitmap, visualBrushRenderer);
         }