diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdibatch.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdibatch.c
index 6d2e6ea5931..25ee985fea9 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdibatch.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdibatch.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GdiFlushUserBatch(HDC hDC, PGDIBATCHHDR pHdr)
 {
   PDC dc = NULL;
   PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr = NULL;
-  if (hDC)
+  if (hDC && !IsObjectDead(hDC))
   {
     dc = DC_LockDc(hDC);
     if (dc)