diff --git a/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp b/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
index c8e84521..d909e8a7 100644
--- a/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
+++ b/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ HRESULT DirectDrawImpl::CreateDevice(const GUID& guid, void* pBackBuffer, IDirec
 
 HRESULT DirectDrawCreate(LPGUID lpGuid, LPDIRECTDRAW* lplpDD, IUnknown* pUnkOuter)
 {
-	if (!lplpDD) {
-		return DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS;
-	}
 	if (lpGuid) {
 		MINIWIN_ERROR("Specifying a DirectDraw driver is not implemented");
 	}
+	if (!lplpDD) {
+		return DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS;
+	}
 
 	*lplpDD = new DirectDrawImpl;