diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
index 3d895d54f..1701861cf 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     VkSampleCountFlagBits sampleCountFlag = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
     
     if (FAILED(GetSampleCount(SampleCount, &sampleCountFlag)))
-      return S_OK;
+      return E_INVALIDARG;
     
     // Check if the device supports the given combination of format
     // and sample count. D3D exposes the opaque concept of quality