diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
index 89f0d8eaba1..6cae8eb7f1f 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
@@ -1239,10 +1239,8 @@ loader_dri3_open(xcb_connection_t *conn,
                           provider);
 
    reply = xcb_dri3_open_reply(conn, cookie, NULL);
-   if (!reply)
-      return -1;
 
-   if (reply->nfd != 1) {
+   if (!reply || reply->nfd != 1) {
       free(reply);
       return -1;
    }