diff --git a/dlls/msvfw32/drawdib.c b/dlls/msvfw32/drawdib.c
index c4e5c40d3f7..a6af90f8e4a 100644
--- a/dlls/msvfw32/drawdib.c
+++ b/dlls/msvfw32/drawdib.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ UINT VFWAPI DrawDibRealize(HDRAWDIB hdd, HDC hdc, BOOL fBackground)
     whdd = MSVIDEO_GetHddPtr(hdd);
     if (!whdd) return FALSE;
 
-    if (!whdd || !(whdd->begun)) 
+    if (!whdd->begun)
     {
         ret = 0;
         goto out;