diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_sequencer.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_sequencer.h
index 5a0c7ac1ce1..24e8d6362c1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_sequencer.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_sequencer.h
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ typedef struct SeqRenderData {
 	bool is_proxy_render;
 } SeqRenderData;
 
-SeqRenderData BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(struct EvaluationContext *eval_ctx, struct Main *bmain,
-                                            struct Scene *scene, int rectx, int recty, int preview_render_size);
+void BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+        struct EvaluationContext *eval_ctx, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene,
+        int rectx, int recty, int preview_render_size,
+        SeqRenderData *r_context);
 
 /* Wipe effect */
 enum {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index 1344062a958..b43e481d97d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -515,24 +515,22 @@ void BKE_sequencer_pixel_from_sequencer_space_v4(struct Scene *scene, float pixe
 
 /*********************** sequencer pipeline functions *************************/
 
-SeqRenderData BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(EvaluationContext *eval_ctx,
-                                            Main *bmain, Scene *scene, int rectx, int recty,
-                                            int preview_render_size)
+void BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+        EvaluationContext *eval_ctx,
+        Main *bmain, Scene *scene, int rectx, int recty,
+        int preview_render_size,
+        SeqRenderData *r_context)
 {
-	SeqRenderData rval;
-
-	rval.bmain = bmain;
-	rval.scene = scene;
-	rval.rectx = rectx;
-	rval.recty = recty;
-	rval.preview_render_size = preview_render_size;
-	rval.motion_blur_samples = 0;
-	rval.motion_blur_shutter = 0;
-	rval.eval_ctx = eval_ctx;
-	rval.skip_cache = false;
-	rval.is_proxy_render = false;
-
-	return rval;
+	r_context->eval_ctx = eval_ctx;
+	r_context->bmain = bmain;
+	r_context->scene = scene;
+	r_context->rectx = rectx;
+	r_context->recty = recty;
+	r_context->preview_render_size = preview_render_size;
+	r_context->motion_blur_samples = 0;
+	r_context->motion_blur_shutter = 0;
+	r_context->skip_cache = false;
+	r_context->is_proxy_render = false;
 }
 
 /* ************************* iterator ************************** */
@@ -1593,9 +1591,12 @@ void BKE_sequencer_proxy_rebuild(SeqIndexBuildContext *context, short *stop, sho
 
 	/* fail safe code */
 
-	render_context = BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(bmain->eval_ctx, bmain, context->scene,
-	                                    (scene->r.size * (float) scene->r.xsch) / 100.0f + 0.5f,
-	                                    (scene->r.size * (float) scene->r.ysch) / 100.0f + 0.5f, 100);
+	BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+	        bmain->eval_ctx, bmain, context->scene,
+	        (scene->r.size * (float) scene->r.xsch) / 100.0f + 0.5f,
+	        (scene->r.size * (float) scene->r.ysch) / 100.0f + 0.5f, 100,
+	        &render_context);
+
 	render_context.skip_cache = true;
 	render_context.is_proxy_render = true;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
index cd569365381..8024add41cf 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ static void screen_opengl_render_apply(OGLRender *oglrender)
 		int chanshown = sseq ? sseq->chanshown : 0;
 		struct bGPdata *gpd = (sseq && (sseq->flag & SEQ_SHOW_GPENCIL)) ? sseq->gpd : NULL;
 
-		context = BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(oglrender->bmain->eval_ctx, oglrender->bmain,
-		                                        scene, oglrender->sizex, oglrender->sizey, 100.0f);
+		BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+		        oglrender->bmain->eval_ctx, oglrender->bmain, scene,
+		        oglrender->sizex, oglrender->sizey, 100.0f,
+		        &context);
 
 		ibuf = BKE_sequencer_give_ibuf(&context, CFRA, chanshown);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
index 8b58f9cd908..e4d9c986603 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
@@ -867,7 +867,10 @@ ImBuf *sequencer_ibuf_get(struct Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SpaceSeq *sseq, int
 	rectx = (render_size * (float)scene->r.xsch) / 100.0f + 0.5f;
 	recty = (render_size * (float)scene->r.ysch) / 100.0f + 0.5f;
 
-	context = BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(bmain->eval_ctx, bmain, scene, rectx, recty, proxy_size);
+	BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+	        bmain->eval_ctx, bmain, scene,
+	        rectx, recty, proxy_size,
+	        &context);
 
 	/* sequencer could start rendering, in this case we need to be sure it wouldn't be canceled
 	 * by Esc pressed somewhere in the past
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index 1f17b82da3b..87961c03ed2 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -2379,6 +2379,7 @@ static void do_render_seq(Render *re)
 	RenderResult *rr; /* don't assign re->result here as it might change during give_ibuf_seq */
 	int cfra = re->r.cfra;
 	SeqRenderData context;
+	int re_x, re_y;
 
 	re->i.cfra = cfra;
 
@@ -2392,14 +2393,19 @@ static void do_render_seq(Render *re)
 	if ((re->r.mode & R_BORDER) && (re->r.mode & R_CROP) == 0) {
 		/* if border rendering is used and cropping is disabled, final buffer should
 		 * be as large as the whole frame */
-		context = BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(re->eval_ctx, re->main, re->scene,
-		                                        re->winx, re->winy, 100);
+		re_x = re->winx;
+		re_y = re->winy;
 	}
 	else {
-		context = BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(re->eval_ctx, re->main, re->scene,
-		                                        re->result->rectx, re->result->recty, 100);
+		re_x = re->result->rectx;
+		re_y = re->result->recty;
 	}
 
+	BKE_sequencer_new_render_data(
+	        re->eval_ctx, re->main, re->scene,
+	        re_x, re_y, 100,
+	        &context);
+
 	out = BKE_sequencer_give_ibuf(&context, cfra, 0);
 
 	if (out) {