diff --git a/libobs-opengl/gl-windows.c b/libobs-opengl/gl-windows.c
index 3b30e53d3..e97bc1700 100644
--- a/libobs-opengl/gl-windows.c
+++ b/libobs-opengl/gl-windows.c
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ static int gl_choose_pixel_format(HDC hdc, struct gs_init_data *info)
 static inline bool gl_getpixelformat(HDC hdc, struct gs_init_data *info,
 		int *format, PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR *pfd)
 {
-	*format = gl_choose_pixel_format(hdc, info);
-
 	if (!format)
 		return false;
 
+	*format = gl_choose_pixel_format(hdc, info);
+
 	if (!DescribePixelFormat(hdc, *format, sizeof(*pfd), pfd)) {
 		blog(LOG_ERROR, "DescribePixelFormat failed, %u",
 				GetLastError());