diff --git a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.cpp b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.cpp
index f2345acc97f..f1e0b388aa1 100644
--- a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.cpp
@@ -360,13 +360,16 @@ void *OpenXRExtensionWrapper::set_android_surface_swapchain_create_info_and_get_
 }
 
 Ref<OpenXRAPIExtension> OpenXRExtensionWrapper::_gdextension_get_openxr_api() {
-	static Ref<OpenXRAPIExtension> openxr_api_extension;
-	if (unlikely(openxr_api_extension.is_null())) {
-		openxr_api_extension.instantiate();
-	}
 	return openxr_api_extension;
 }
 
 void OpenXRExtensionWrapper::_gdextension_register_extension_wrapper() {
 	OpenXRAPI::register_extension_wrapper(this);
 }
+
+OpenXRExtensionWrapper::OpenXRExtensionWrapper() {
+	openxr_api_extension.instantiate();
+}
+
+OpenXRExtensionWrapper::~OpenXRExtensionWrapper() {
+}
diff --git a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.h b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.h
index 7fdda0eb7e7..67a0e580d05 100644
--- a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.h
+++ b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_extension_wrapper.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class OpenXRExtensionWrapper : public Object {
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
+	Ref<OpenXRAPIExtension> openxr_api_extension;
+
 public:
 	// `get_requested_extensions` should return a list of OpenXR extensions related to this extension.
 	// If the bool * is a nullptr this extension is mandatory
@@ -180,8 +182,8 @@ public:
 
 	GDVIRTUAL1R(bool, _on_event_polled, GDExtensionConstPtr<void>);
 
-	OpenXRExtensionWrapper() = default;
-	virtual ~OpenXRExtensionWrapper() = default;
+	OpenXRExtensionWrapper();
+	virtual ~OpenXRExtensionWrapper() override;
 };
 
 // `OpenXRGraphicsExtensionWrapper` implements specific logic for each supported graphics API.