diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/auxil/dxgi/factory.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/auxil/dxgi/factory.rs
index bf806ab320..4b71abda37 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/auxil/dxgi/factory.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/auxil/dxgi/factory.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn create_factory(
         // The `DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_DEBUG` flag is only allowed to be passed to
         // `CreateDXGIFactory2` if the debug interface is actually available. So
         // we check for whether it exists first.
-        if lib_dxgi.debug_interface1().is_ok() {
+        if let Ok(Some(_)) = lib_dxgi.debug_interface1() {
             factory_flags |= Dxgi::DXGI_CREATE_FACTORY_DEBUG;
         }
 
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/instance.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/instance.rs
index 7b6acc623a..31d0511d39 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/instance.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl crate::Instance for super::Instance {
             .intersects(wgt::InstanceFlags::VALIDATION | wgt::InstanceFlags::GPU_BASED_VALIDATION)
         {
             // Enable debug layer
-            if let Ok(debug_controller) = lib_main.debug_interface() {
+            if let Ok(Some(debug_controller)) = lib_main.debug_interface() {
                 if desc.flags.intersects(wgt::InstanceFlags::VALIDATION) {
                     unsafe { debug_controller.EnableDebugLayer() }
                 }
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/mod.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/mod.rs
index defeab1ada..0efb418135 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/dx12/mod.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl D3D12Lib {
         blob.ok_or(crate::DeviceError::Unexpected)
     }
 
-    fn debug_interface(&self) -> Result<Direct3D12::ID3D12Debug, crate::DeviceError> {
+    fn debug_interface(&self) -> Result<Option<Direct3D12::ID3D12Debug>, crate::DeviceError> {
         // Calls windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D12::D3D12GetDebugInterface on d3d12.dll
         type Fun = extern "system" fn(
             riid: *const windows_core::GUID,
@@ -200,11 +200,18 @@ impl D3D12Lib {
 
         let mut result__ = None;
 
-        (func)(&Direct3D12::ID3D12Debug::IID, <*mut _>::cast(&mut result__))
-            .ok()
-            .into_device_result("GetDebugInterface")?;
+        let res = (func)(&Direct3D12::ID3D12Debug::IID, <*mut _>::cast(&mut result__)).ok();
 
-        result__.ok_or(crate::DeviceError::Unexpected)
+        if let Err(ref err) = res {
+            match err.code() {
+                Dxgi::DXGI_ERROR_SDK_COMPONENT_MISSING => return Ok(None),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        res.into_device_result("GetDebugInterface")?;
+
+        result__.ok_or(crate::DeviceError::Unexpected).map(Some)
     }
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ impl DxgiLib {
     }
 
     /// Will error with crate::DeviceError::Unexpected if DXGI 1.3 is not available.
-    pub fn debug_interface1(&self) -> Result<Dxgi::IDXGIInfoQueue, crate::DeviceError> {
+    pub fn debug_interface1(&self) -> Result<Option<Dxgi::IDXGIInfoQueue>, crate::DeviceError> {
         // Calls windows::Win32::Graphics::Dxgi::DXGIGetDebugInterface1 on dxgi.dll
         type Fun = extern "system" fn(
             flags: u32,
@@ -230,11 +237,18 @@ impl DxgiLib {
 
         let mut result__ = None;
 
-        (func)(0, &Dxgi::IDXGIInfoQueue::IID, <*mut _>::cast(&mut result__))
-            .ok()
-            .into_device_result("debug_interface1")?;
+        let res = (func)(0, &Dxgi::IDXGIInfoQueue::IID, <*mut _>::cast(&mut result__)).ok();
 
-        result__.ok_or(crate::DeviceError::Unexpected)
+        if let Err(ref err) = res {
+            match err.code() {
+                Dxgi::DXGI_ERROR_SDK_COMPONENT_MISSING => return Ok(None),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        res.into_device_result("debug_interface1")?;
+
+        result__.ok_or(crate::DeviceError::Unexpected).map(Some)
     }
 
     /// Will error with crate::DeviceError::Unexpected if DXGI 1.4 is not available.