diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index c6245e9b4f3..36395302970 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
         "description": "nine: check return on resource_get_handle",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/swapchain9.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/swapchain9.c
index 1376ed99454..df42bffa12e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/swapchain9.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/swapchain9.c
@@ -103,11 +103,14 @@ D3DWindowBuffer_create(struct NineSwapChain9 *This,
 
     memset(&whandle, 0, sizeof(whandle));
     whandle.type = WINSYS_HANDLE_TYPE_FD;
-    This->screen->resource_get_handle(This->screen, pipe, resource,
-                                      &whandle,
-                                      for_frontbuffer_reading ?
-                                          PIPE_HANDLE_USAGE_FRAMEBUFFER_WRITE :
-                                          PIPE_HANDLE_USAGE_EXPLICIT_FLUSH);
+    if (!This->screen->resource_get_handle(This->screen, pipe, resource,
+                                           &whandle,
+                                           for_frontbuffer_reading ?
+                                               PIPE_HANDLE_USAGE_FRAMEBUFFER_WRITE :
+                                               PIPE_HANDLE_USAGE_EXPLICIT_FLUSH)) {
+        ERR("Failed to get handle for resource\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
     nine_context_get_pipe_release(This->base.device);
     stride = whandle.stride;
     dmaBufFd = whandle.handle;