diff --git a/run-dosbox b/run-dosbox
index 4641d11..0de1c5f 100755
--- a/run-dosbox
+++ b/run-dosbox
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ def run(cmd_line, wait=False):
         status = fakescripteval.iscriptevaluator(cmd_line)
         sys.exit(status)
 
+    if exe == 'd3ddriverquery64.exe':
+        log('Skipping execution of d3ddriverquery64.exe')
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     # we don't want to detect hardware until we're sure we are starting
     # the actual game:
     settings.setup()