diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/drivers/miniport/vga_new/vbemodes.c b/reactos/win32ss/drivers/miniport/vga_new/vbemodes.c
index 68462d65db2..dfd2f8dcca4 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/drivers/miniport/vga_new/vbemodes.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/drivers/miniport/vga_new/vbemodes.c
@@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ InitializeModeTable(IN PHW_DEVICE_EXTENSION VgaExtension)
                                                               &Length);
     if (Status != NO_ERROR) return;
     VbeInfo = VideoPortAllocatePool(VgaExtension, 1, sizeof(VBE_INFO), ' agV');
-    VbeModeInfo = &VbeInfo->Modes;
     if (!VbeInfo) return;
 
+    VbeModeInfo = &VbeInfo->Modes;
+
     /* Init VBE data and write to card buffer */
     VideoDebugPrint((0, "have int10 data\n"));
     VbeInfo->ModeArray[128] = 0xFFFF;