diff --git a/hw/xwin/winvalargs.c b/hw/xwin/winvalargs.c
index 6680aba67..04db777b0 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winvalargs.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winvalargs.c
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ winValidateArgs (void)
       
       /* Check for !fullscreen and any fullscreen-only parameters */
       if (!g_ScreenInfo[i].fFullScreen
-	  && (g_ScreenInfo[i].dwRefreshRate != WIN_DEFAULT_BPP
-	      || g_ScreenInfo[i].dwBPP != WIN_DEFAULT_REFRESH))
+	  && (g_ScreenInfo[i].dwRefreshRate != WIN_DEFAULT_REFRESH
+	      || g_ScreenInfo[i].dwBPP != WIN_DEFAULT_BPP))
 	{
 	  ErrorF ("winValidateArgs - -refresh and -depth are only valid "
 		  "with -fullscreen.\n");