diff --git a/objects/dc.c b/objects/dc.c
index a67a026f622..fc496b34f6e 100644
--- a/objects/dc.c
+++ b/objects/dc.c
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ HDC WINAPI CreateDCA( LPCSTR driver, LPCSTR device, LPCSTR output,
     const DC_FUNCTIONS *funcs;
     char buf[300];
 
-    if ((!driver) && (!device))
-	return 0;
-
     GDI_CheckNotLock();
 
     if (!device || !DRIVER_GetDriverName( device, buf, sizeof(buf) ))
+    {
+        if (!driver) return 0;
         strcpy(buf, driver);
+    }
 
     if (!(funcs = DRIVER_load_driver( buf )))
     {