diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index 5a605cf1..233f930b 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func New() *Engine {
 		trustedProxies:         []string{"0.0.0.0/0", "::/0"},
 		trustedCIDRs:           defaultTrustedCIDRs,
 	}
-	engine.RouterGroup.engine = engine
+	engine.engine = engine
 	engine.pool.New = func() any {
 		return engine.allocateContext(engine.maxParams)
 	}