diff --git a/src/win-d3d-fs.cc b/src/win-d3d-fs.cc
index c611647..dcd1d74 100644
--- a/src/win-d3d-fs.cc
+++ b/src/win-d3d-fs.cc
@@ -123,14 +123,16 @@ static void d3d_fs_init_objects()
         int y;
         RECT r;
 
-        d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(12*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX),
+        if (FAILED(d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(12*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX),
                                    0,
                                    D3DFVF_XYZRHW | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE | D3DFVF_TEX1,
                                    D3DPOOL_MANAGED,
                                    &v_buffer,
-                                   NULL);
+                                   NULL)))
+                fatal("CreateVertexBuffer failed\n");
 
-        d3ddev->CreateTexture(2048, 2048, 1, 0, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &d3dTexture, NULL);
+        if (FAILED(d3ddev->CreateTexture(2048, 2048, 1, 0, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &d3dTexture, NULL)))
+                fatal("CreateTexture failed\n");
      
         r.top    = r.left  = 0;
         r.bottom = r.right = 2047;
diff --git a/src/win-d3d.cc b/src/win-d3d.cc
index 0abcc80..12402af 100644
--- a/src/win-d3d.cc
+++ b/src/win-d3d.cc
@@ -100,15 +100,17 @@ void d3d_init_objects()
         int y;
         RECT r;
 
-        d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(12*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX),
+        if (FAILED(d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(12*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX),
                                    0,
                                    D3DFVF_XYZRHW | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE | D3DFVF_TEX1,
                                    D3DPOOL_MANAGED,
                                    &v_buffer,
-                                   NULL);
+                                   NULL)))
+                fatal("CreateVertexBuffer failed\n");
 
-        d3ddev->CreateTexture(2048, 2048, 1, 0, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &d3dTexture, NULL);
-     
+        if (FAILED(d3ddev->CreateTexture(2048, 2048, 1, 0, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &d3dTexture, NULL)))
+                fatal("CreateTexture failed\n");
+                     
         r.top    = r.left  = 0;
         r.bottom = r.right = 2047;