diff --git a/examples/directx10_example/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp b/examples/directx10_example/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
index d4e81ed5..628bd41c 100644
--- a/examples/directx10_example/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
+++ b/examples/directx10_example/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void ImGui_ImplDX10_Shutdown()
 
 void ImGui_ImplDX10_NewFrame()
 {
-    if (!g_pVB)
+    if (!g_pFontSampler)
         ImGui_ImplDX10_CreateDeviceObjects();
 
     ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();