diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
index f08ece4c..41eecff9 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -1165,16 +1165,16 @@ namespace dxvk {
   HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE D3D11Device::CreateSamplerState(
     const D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC*         pSamplerDesc,
           ID3D11SamplerState**        ppSamplerState) {
-    HRESULT hr = D3D11SamplerState::ValidateDesc(pSamplerDesc);
+    D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC desc = *pSamplerDesc;
     
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-      return hr;
+    if (FAILED(D3D11SamplerState::NormalizeDesc(&desc)))
+      return E_INVALIDARG;
     
     if (ppSamplerState == nullptr)
       return S_FALSE;
     
     try {
-      *ppSamplerState = m_samplerObjects.Create(this, *pSamplerDesc);
+      *ppSamplerState = m_samplerObjects.Create(this, desc);
       return S_OK;
     } catch (const DxvkError& e) {
       Logger::err(e.message());
diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.cpp
index f7e363c7..b74f0b2b 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
   
   
-  HRESULT D3D11SamplerState::ValidateDesc(const D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC* desc) {
-    const uint32_t filterBits = static_cast<uint32_t>(desc->Filter);
+  HRESULT D3D11SamplerState::NormalizeDesc(D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC* pDesc) {
+    const uint32_t filterBits = static_cast<uint32_t>(pDesc->Filter);
     
     if (filterBits & 0xFFFFFF2A) {
       Logger::err(str::format("D3D11SamplerState: Unhandled filter: ", filterBits));
diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.h b/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.h
index e1f9cef9..e7f9eb08 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.h
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_sampler.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
       return m_sampler;
     }
     
-    static HRESULT ValidateDesc(
-      const D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC* desc);
+    static HRESULT NormalizeDesc(
+            D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC* pDesc);
     
   private: