diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index e9c7758373..ab334cef53 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -1684,8 +1684,7 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
     * can screenshot, etc. */
    if (settings->video.black_frame_insertion)
    {
-      d3d_swap(d3d, d3dr);
-      if (d3d->needs_restore)
+      if (!d3d_swap(d3d, d3dr) || d3d->needs_restore)
          return true;
       d3d_clear(d3dr, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0, 1, 0);
    }