diff --git a/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c b/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
index 95a3d742d..bfabd6545 100644
--- a/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
+++ b/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ D3D_CreateRenderer(SDL_Window * window, Uint32 flags)
             0x80e40000, 0x0000ffff
         };
 #endif
-        if (shader_data) {
+        if (shader_data != NULL) {
             result = IDirect3DDevice9_CreatePixelShader(data->device, shader_data, &data->ps_yuv);
             if (!FAILED(result)) {
                 renderer->info.texture_formats[renderer->info.num_texture_formats++] = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YV12;