diff --git a/Dllmain/BuildNo.rc b/Dllmain/BuildNo.rc
index 999852de..b3c52dc7 100644
--- a/Dllmain/BuildNo.rc
+++ b/Dllmain/BuildNo.rc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define BUILD_NUMBER 6949 
+#define BUILD_NUMBER 6950 
diff --git a/ddraw/IDirectDrawX.cpp b/ddraw/IDirectDrawX.cpp
index cbbec641..b75a8567 100644
--- a/ddraw/IDirectDrawX.cpp
+++ b/ddraw/IDirectDrawX.cpp
@@ -612,9 +612,10 @@ HRESULT m_IDirectDrawX::CreateSurface2(LPDDSURFACEDESC2 lpDDSurfaceDesc2, LPDIRE
 			const D3DFORMAT Format = GetDisplayFormat(Desc2.ddpfPixelFormat);
 			const D3DFORMAT TestFormat = ConvertSurfaceFormat(Format);
 
-			if (FAILED(d3d9Object->CheckDeviceFormat(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D9DisplayFormat, Usage, Resource, TestFormat)))
+			if (FAILED(d3d9Object->CheckDeviceFormat(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D9DisplayFormat, Usage, Resource, TestFormat)) &&
+				FAILED(d3d9Object->CheckDeviceFormat(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D9DisplayFormat, Usage, Resource, GetFailoverFormat(TestFormat))))
 			{
-				LOG_LIMIT(100, __FUNCTION__ << " Error: non-supported pixel format! " << Usage << " " << Format << " " << Desc2.ddpfPixelFormat);
+				LOG_LIMIT(100, __FUNCTION__ << " Error: non-supported pixel format! " << Usage << " " << Format << "->" << TestFormat << " " << Desc2.ddpfPixelFormat);
 				return DDERR_INVALIDPIXELFORMAT;
 			}