1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/effects/passthrough_effect.cc b/src/effects/passthrough_effect.cc
index c4106b1..8cbd425 100644
--- a/src/effects/passthrough_effect.cc
+++ b/src/effects/passthrough_effect.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Passthrough effect v2 implementation
 
 #include "effects/passthrough_effect.h"
+#include "util/fatal_error.h"
 #include "gpu/post_process_helper.h"
 #include "gpu/shaders.h"
 
@@ -9,10 +10,8 @@ PassthroughEffect::PassthroughEffect(const GpuContext& ctx,
                                          const std::vector<std::string>& outputs)
     : Effect(ctx, inputs, outputs), pipeline_(nullptr), bind_group_(nullptr),
       sampler_(nullptr) {
-  // Headless mode: skip GPU resource creation
-  if (ctx_.device == nullptr) {
-    return;
-  }
+  // Headless mode: skip GPU resource creation (compiled out in STRIP_ALL)
+  HEADLESS_RETURN_IF_NULL(ctx_.device);
 
   // Init uniform buffer
   uniforms_buffer_.init(ctx_.device);