diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
index 7ecc562c2..9b45f1570 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_td.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void CFbAccelTD::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t
 	DFBResult err;
 	IDirectFBSurface *surf;
 	DFBSurfaceDescription dsc;
+	int pitch = width * sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 
 	src.x = xp;
 	src.y = yp;
@@ -120,12 +121,13 @@ void CFbAccelTD::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t
 	dsc.width  = width;
 	dsc.height = height;
 	dsc.preallocated[0].data  = fbbuff;
-	dsc.preallocated[0].pitch = width * sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
+	dsc.preallocated[0].pitch = pitch;
 	err = dfb->CreateSurface(dfb, &dsc, &surf);
-	/* TODO: maybe we should not die if this fails? */
 	if (err != DFB_OK) {
-		fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG "blit2FB: ");
-		DirectFBErrorFatal("dfb->CreateSurface(dfb, &dsc, &surf)", err);
+		/* probably width or height out of range... */
+		fprintf(stderr, LOGTAG "blit2FB: w:%d h:%d data:0x%p pitch:%d\n", width, height, fbbuff, pitch);
+		DirectFBError("dfb->CreateSurface(dfb, &dsc, &surf)", err);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (transp)