diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/directx_renderer.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/directx_renderer.rs
index 67e2cbc14bf2f8837175f997f9ea1e69b437ec68..8c65bc3921a820cba3c32590d3b3d11ef617f506 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/directx_renderer.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/directx_renderer.rs
@@ -974,7 +974,17 @@ impl Drop for DirectXResources {
 #[inline]
 fn get_dxgi_factory() -> Result<IDXGIFactory6> {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-    let factory_flag = DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_DEBUG;
+    let factory_flag = if unsafe { DXGIGetDebugInterface1::<IDXGIInfoQueue>(0) }
+        .log_err()
+        .is_some()
+    {
+        DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_DEBUG
+    } else {
+        log::error!(
+            "Failed to get DXGI debug interface. DirectX debugging features will be disabled."
+        );
+        DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_FLAGS::default()
+    };
     #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
     let factory_flag = DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_FLAGS::default();
     unsafe { Ok(CreateDXGIFactory2(factory_flag)?) }