diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/dxgi_wrapped.h b/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/dxgi_wrapped.h
index 32de72ea8..f9d9ce6e9 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/dxgi_wrapped.h
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/dxgi_wrapped.h
@@ -1182,7 +1182,16 @@ public:
       /* [annotation][out] */
       __out IDXGIAdapter1 **ppAdapter)
   {
-    HRESULT ret = m_pReal1->EnumAdapters1(Adapter, ppAdapter);
+    IDXGIFactory1 *factory = m_pReal1;
+    if(m_pReal1 == NULL)
+    {
+      // see comment in RefCountDXGIObject::HandleWrap for IDXGIFactory
+      RDCWARN("Calling EnumAdapters1 with no IDXGIFactory1 - assuming weird internal call");
+      factory = (IDXGIFactory1 *)m_pReal;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT ret = factory->EnumAdapters1(Adapter, ppAdapter);
+
     if(SUCCEEDED(ret))
       *ppAdapter = (IDXGIAdapter1 *)(new WrappedIDXGIAdapter3(*ppAdapter));
     return ret;