diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Configure.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Configure.c
index 1b1928b17..44e759166 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Configure.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Configure.c
@@ -774,7 +774,8 @@ DoConfigure(void)
 
         ConfiguredMonitor = NULL;
 
-        if ((*xf86Screens[dev2screen[j]]->PreInit) (xf86Screens[dev2screen[j]],
+        if ((*xf86Screens[dev2screen[j]]->PreInit) &&
+            (*xf86Screens[dev2screen[j]]->PreInit) (xf86Screens[dev2screen[j]],
                                                     PROBE_DETECT) &&
             ConfiguredMonitor) {
             monitor_ptr = configureDDCMonitorSection(j);