diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
index 7d9bf9ddd..1899a27a9 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.c
@@ -943,7 +943,8 @@ KdInitScreen(ScreenInfo * pScreenInfo,
 {
     KdCardInfo *card = screen->card;
 
-    (*card->cfuncs->scrinit) (screen);
+    if (!(*card->cfuncs->scrinit) (screen))
+        FatalError("Screen initialization failed!\n");
 
     if (!card->cfuncs->initAccel)
         screen->dumb = TRUE;