diff --git a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
index d2540ac345..bb1a0a4209 100644
--- a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
+++ b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void CreateConsole()
 	if (_has_console) return;
 	_has_console = true;
 
-	AllocConsole();
+	if (!AllocConsole()) return;
 
 	hand = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hand, &coninfo);