diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dclife.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dclife.c
index 8e7e223900d..0dffdd41193 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dclife.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dclife.c
@@ -49,18 +49,6 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
 
     hDC = NewDC->BaseObject.hHmgr;
 
-    /* Allocate a Vis region */
-    NewDC->prgnVis = IntSysCreateRectpRgn(0, 0, 1, 1);
-    if (!NewDC->prgnVis)
-    {
-        DPRINT1("IntSysCreateRectpRgn failed\n");
-        if (!GDIOBJ_FreeObjByHandle(hDC, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC))
-        {
-            ASSERT(FALSE);
-        }
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     NewDC->pdcattr = &NewDC->dcattr;
     DC_AllocateDcAttr(hDC);
 
@@ -146,6 +134,18 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
     hsurf = (HBITMAP)PrimarySurface.pSurface; // <- what kind of haxx0ry is that?
     NewDC->dclevel.pSurface = SURFACE_ShareLockSurface(hsurf);
 
+    /* Allocate a Vis region */
+    NewDC->prgnVis = IntSysCreateRectpRgn(0, 0, 1, 1);
+    if (!NewDC->prgnVis)
+    {
+        DPRINT1("IntSysCreateRectpRgn failed\n");
+        if (!GDIOBJ_FreeObjByHandle(hDC, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC))
+        {
+            ASSERT(FALSE);
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return NewDC;
 }