diff --git a/render/picture.c b/render/picture.c
index 35e2a28b3..2fbd09e8b 100644
--- a/render/picture.c
+++ b/render/picture.c
@@ -413,8 +413,9 @@ PictureInitIndexedFormat(ScreenPtr pScreen, PictFormatPtr format)
 	    (ColormapPtr) LookupIDByType(pScreen->defColormap, RT_COLORMAP);
     } else {
 	VisualPtr pVisual = PictureFindVisual(pScreen, format->index.vid);
-	if (!CreateColormap(FakeClientID (0), pScreen, pVisual,
-		    &format->index.pColormap, AllocNone, 0))
+	if (CreateColormap(FakeClientID (0), pScreen, pVisual,
+		    &format->index.pColormap, AllocNone, 0)
+		!= Success)
 	    return FALSE;
     }
     if (!ps->InitIndexed(pScreen, format))