1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/NativeVertexFormat.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/NativeVertexFormat.cpp
index 4d3407ed04..4611d9945d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/NativeVertexFormat.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/NativeVertexFormat.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ D3DVertexFormat::D3DVertexFormat(const PortableVertexDeclaration& vtx_decl)
 D3DVertexFormat::~D3DVertexFormat()
 {
   ID3D11InputLayout* layout = m_layout.load();
-  SAFE_RELEASE(layout);
+  if (layout)
+    layout->Release();
 }
 
 ID3D11InputLayout* D3DVertexFormat::GetInputLayout(const void* vs_bytecode, size_t vs_bytecode_size)
@@ -160,16 +161,16 @@ ID3D11InputLayout* D3DVertexFormat::GetInputLayout(const void* vs_bytecode, size
 
   HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateInputLayout(m_elems.data(), m_num_elems, vs_bytecode,
                                               vs_bytecode_size, &layout);
-  if (FAILED(hr))
-    PanicAlert("Failed to create input layout, %s %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-  DX11::D3D::SetDebugObjectName(m_layout, "input layout used to emulate the GX pipeline");
+  CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create input layout");
 
   // This method can be called from multiple threads, so ensure that only one thread sets the
   // cached input layout pointer. If another thread beats this thread, use the existing layout.
   ID3D11InputLayout* expected = nullptr;
   if (!m_layout.compare_exchange_strong(expected, layout))
   {
-    SAFE_RELEASE(layout);
+    if (layout)
+      layout->Release();
+
     layout = expected;
   }