diff --git a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
index c5a843dbc..399438d71 100644
--- a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
+++ b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ bool RecreateWindow()
 
 	sdl_window = SDL_CreateWindow("The Powder Toy", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, WINDOWW * scale, WINDOWH * scale,
 	                              flags);
+	if (!sdl_window)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 	sdl_renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(sdl_window, -1, 0);
 	if (!sdl_renderer)
 	{