diff --git a/exa/exa_render.c b/exa/exa_render.c
index 26b29ab..57347d7 100644
--- a/exa/exa_render.c
+++ b/exa/exa_render.c
@@ -275,16 +275,13 @@ exaTryDriverSolidFill(PicturePtr	pSrc,
 	return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!exaGetRGBAFromPixel(pixel, &red, &green, &blue, &alpha,
-			 pSrc->format))
+    if (!exaGetRGBAFromPixel(pixel, &red, &green, &blue, &alpha, pSrc->format) ||
+	!exaGetPixelFromRGBA(&pixel, red, green, blue, alpha, pDst->format))
     {
 	REGION_UNINIT(pDst->pDrawable->pScreen, &region);
 	return -1;
     }
 
-    exaGetPixelFromRGBA(&pixel, red, green, blue, alpha,
-			pDst->format);
-
     if (!(*pExaScr->info->PrepareSolid) (pDstPix, GXcopy, 0xffffffff, pixel))
     {
 	REGION_UNINIT(pDst->pDrawable->pScreen, &region);