diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/HighlightEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/HighlightEffect.cpp
index 718359f098..d151da766b 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/HighlightEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/HighlightEffect.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void DrawHighlightMask::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, c
         gpu::ShaderPointer program = gpu::Shader::createProgram(vs, ps);
 
         gpu::Shader::BindingSet slotBindings;
+        gpu::Shader::makeProgram(*program, slotBindings);
 
         _stencilMaskPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(program, state);
         _stencilMaskFillPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(program, fillState);
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ const gpu::PipelinePointer& DrawHighlight::getPipeline(const render::HighlightSt
 
         ps = Highlight_filled_frag::getShader();
         program = gpu::Shader::createProgram(vs, ps);
+        gpu::Shader::makeProgram(*program, slotBindings);
         _pipelineFilled = gpu::Pipeline::create(program, state);
     }
     return style.isFilled() ? _pipelineFilled : _pipeline;