diff --git a/qtacryliceffecthelper.cpp b/qtacryliceffecthelper.cpp
index 62675dd..0a25ca9 100644
--- a/qtacryliceffecthelper.cpp
+++ b/qtacryliceffecthelper.cpp
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ void QtAcrylicEffectHelper::paintWindowBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRegi
     if (!painter || clip.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
+    if (!checkWindow()) {
+        return;
+    }
     // TODO: should we limit it to Win32 only? Or should we do something about the
     // acrylic brush instead?
     if (Utilities::disableExtraProcessingForBlur()) {
         return;
     }
-    if (!checkWindow()) {
-        return;
-    }
     painter->save();
     painter->setClipRegion(clip);
     paintBackground(painter, clip.boundingRect());
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ void QtAcrylicEffectHelper::paintWindowBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRect
     if (!painter || !rect.isValid()) {
         return;
     }
+    if (!checkWindow()) {
+        return;
+    }
     // TODO: should we limit it to Win32 only? Or should we do something about the
     // acrylic brush instead?
     if (Utilities::disableExtraProcessingForBlur()) {
         return;
     }
-    if (!checkWindow()) {
-        return;
-    }
     painter->save();
     painter->setClipRegion({rect});
     paintBackground(painter, rect);