diff --git a/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp b/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
index 821725ac..b0d60e17 100644
--- a/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
+++ b/miniwin/miniwin/src/miniwin_ddraw.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ HRESULT DirectDrawImpl::CreatePalette(
 )
 {
 	if ((dwFlags & DDPCAPS_8BIT) != DDPCAPS_8BIT) {
-		return DDERR_GENERIC;
+		return DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS;
 	}
 
 	*lplpDDPalette = static_cast<LPDIRECTDRAWPALETTE>(new DirectDrawPaletteImpl(lpColorTable));