diff --git "a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/painting.c" "b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/painting.c"
index 9790111e55b..b2b92d449a2 100644
--- "a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/painting.c"
+++ "b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/painting.c"
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ GdiGradientFill(
     _In_ ULONG nCount,
     _In_ ULONG ulMode)
 {
+    return TRUE;
     if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hdc) == GDILoObjType_LO_METADC16_TYPE) return TRUE;
 
     HANDLE_EMETAFDC(BOOL, GradientFill, FALSE, hdc, pVertex, nVertex, pMesh, nCount, ulMode);