diff --git a/src/tests/direct.cpp b/src/tests/direct.cpp
index b52fa2917..0718e1ec2 100644
--- a/src/tests/direct.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/direct.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TEST_CASE("DirectMode") {
     CHECK(0 == ncdirectf_geom(nc_, dirf, &blitter, NCSCALE_NONE, 0, 0, &geom));
     CHECK(475 == geom.pixy);
     CHECK(860 == geom.pixx);
-    // FIXME
+    CHECK(NCBLIT_DEFAULT != blitter);
     ncdirectf_free(dirf);
   }