diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/tests/surface.c b/dlls/d3d9/tests/surface.c
index badfb3a..2a8f862 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/tests/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/tests/surface.c
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ static IDirect3DDevice9 *init_d3d9(HMODU

     hr = IDirect3D9_CreateDevice(d3d9_ptr, D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL,
             NULL, D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING, &present_parameters, &device_ptr);
-    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "IDirect3D_CreateDevice returned %#x\n", hr);
+
+    if(FAILED(hr))
+      {
+      trace("could not create device\n");
+      return NULL;
+      }

     return device_ptr;
 }