diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
index 2979dcb963..a4bc47ea5c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
@@ -1629,9 +1629,15 @@ public:
 
         ComSmartPtr<IDXGIFactory> factory;
         JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wlanguage-extension-token")
-        CreateDXGIFactory (__uuidof (IDXGIFactory), (void**)factory.resetAndGetPointerAddress());
+        CreateDXGIFactory (__uuidof (IDXGIFactory), (void**) factory.resetAndGetPointerAddress());
         JUCE_END_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE
 
+        if (factory == nullptr)
+        {
+            jassertfalse;
+            return;
+        }
+
         UINT i = 0;
         ComSmartPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter;