diff --git a/src/ol/source/TileJSON.js b/src/ol/source/TileJSON.js
index 69b01151b0..2013e81079 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/TileJSON.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/TileJSON.js
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ class TileJSON extends TileImage {
    * @api
    */
   constructor(options) {
-
-    /**
-     * @type {TileJSON}
-     * @private
-     */
-    this.tileJSON_ = null;
-
     super({
       attributions: options.attributions,
       cacheSize: options.cacheSize,
@@ -72,6 +65,13 @@ class TileJSON extends TileImage {
       transition: options.transition
     });
 
+    /**
+     * @type {TileJSON}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.tileJSON_ = null;
+
+
     if (options.url) {
       if (options.jsonp) {
         requestJSONP(options.url, this.handleTileJSONResponse.bind(this),