diff --git a/src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows/GDIWindowSurfaceData.cpp b/src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows/GDIWindowSurfaceData.cpp
index 1b5b71faae6d70712d10683db635f58bbde0ed03..3e706c43ce1dbf936a266a37373cc514167bd492 100644
--- a/src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows/GDIWindowSurfaceData.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows/GDIWindowSurfaceData.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void SetupThreadGraphicsInfo(JNIEnv *env, GDIWinSDOps *wsdo) {
                 return;
             }
             hDC = comp->GetDCFromComponent();
-            if (hDC != NULL) {
+            if (hDC != NULL && wsdo->device != NULL) {
                 ::SelectObject(hDC, nullbrush);
                 ::SelectObject(hDC, nullpen);
                 ::SelectClipRgn(hDC, (HRGN) NULL);