diff --git a/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/surface.c b/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/surface.c
index 6298902c655..90fc3f3e3a0 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/surface.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/surface.c
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ HRESULT WINAPI Main_DDrawSurface_Initialize (LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7 iface, LPDIREC
 	CreateData.dwSCnt = 1;
 	CreateData.lplpSList = &pLocal;
 
-	if(!This->owner->DriverCallbacks.DdMain.CreateSurface (&CreateData) != DDHAL_DRIVER_HANDLED)
+	if(This->owner->DriverCallbacks.DdMain.CreateSurface (&CreateData) != DDHAL_DRIVER_HANDLED)
 		return DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS;
 
-	OutputDebugString(L"This does not get hit.");
-
 	if(CreateData.ddRVal != DD_OK)
 		return CreateData.ddRVal;
 
+	OutputDebugString(L"This does not get hit.");
+
    	return DD_OK;
 }