diff --git a/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp b/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
index d58d337da..a3fdc1b69 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ void CxbxVertexBufferConverter::ConvertStream
             pNewHostVertexBuffer = nullptr;
         }
     }
+
+	// If dwHostVertexDataSize is zero, the allocation/creation will fail
+	// This can be caused by a stride of 0, and 'other' invalid configurations
+	// Test Case :SSX series of games
+	if (dwHostVertexDataSize == 0) {
+		LOG_TEST_CASE("Attempted to use a 0 sized vertex stream");
+		return;
+	}
 
     // Allocate new buffers
     if (pDrawContext->pXboxVertexStreamZeroData != xbnullptr) {
@@ -390,7 +398,7 @@ void CxbxVertexBufferConverter::ConvertStream
         if (pHostVertexData == nullptr) {
             CxbxKrnlCleanup("Couldn't allocate the new stream zero buffer");
         }
-    } else {
+    } else {
         HRESULT hRet = g_pD3DDevice->CreateVertexBuffer(
             dwHostVertexDataSize,
             D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY | D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC,