--- cairo-surface.c.orig	2006-12-14 14:39:03.000000000 +0500
+++ cairo-surface.c	2007-02-02 10:16:32.000000000 +0500
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@
     if (other->backend->create_similar)
 	surface = other->backend->create_similar (other, content, width, height);
 
-    if (!surface)
-	surface = cairo_image_surface_create (format, width, height);
+    if (surface->status)
+	return (cairo_surface_t*) &_cairo_surface_nil;
 
     cairo_surface_get_font_options (other, &options);
     _cairo_surface_set_font_options (surface, &options);