diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index df0cea2..ee5a924 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -2605,6 +2605,13 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DImpl_CheckDeviceFormat(IWineD3D *iface, UINT Adapt
         return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
     }
 
+    if(CheckFormat==WINED3DFMT_A8R8G8B8)
+      {
+	TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
+	return WINED3D_OK;
+      }
+
+
     /* When the UsageCaps exactly matches Usage return WINED3D_OK except for the situation in which
      * WINED3DUSAGE_AUTOGENMIPMAP isn't around, then WINED3DOK_NOAUTOGEN is returned if all the other
      * usage flags match. */