diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
index 898a88c1131..b1d9f68ade1 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
@@ -1695,11 +1695,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3dx9_mesh_OptimizeInplace(ID3DXMesh *iface, DWORD flags,
         if (FAILED(hr)) goto cleanup;
     } else if (flags & D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT) {
         if (!(flags & D3DXMESHOPT_IGNOREVERTS))
-        {
             FIXME("D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT vertex reordering not implemented.\n");
-            hr = E_NOTIMPL;
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
 
         hr = iface->lpVtbl->LockAttributeBuffer(iface, 0, &attrib_buffer);
         if (FAILED(hr)) goto cleanup;
diff --git a/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9_staging/0022-d3dx9_36__No_need_to_fail_if_we_don_t_support_vertices_reordering_in_D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT.diff b/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9_staging/0022-d3dx9_36__No_need_to_fail_if_we_don_t_support_vertices_reordering_in_D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce6243813ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9_staging/0022-d3dx9_36__No_need_to_fail_if_we_don_t_support_vertices_reordering_in_D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
+index 898a88c..b1d9f68 100644
+--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
++++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
+@@ -1695,11 +1695,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3dx9_mesh_OptimizeInplace(ID3DXMesh *iface, DWORD flags, 
+         if (FAILED(hr)) goto cleanup;
+     } else if (flags & D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT) {
+         if (!(flags & D3DXMESHOPT_IGNOREVERTS))
+-        {
+             FIXME("D3DXMESHOPT_ATTRSORT vertex reordering not implemented.\n");
+-            hr = E_NOTIMPL;
+-            goto cleanup;
+-        }
+ 
+         hr = iface->lpVtbl->LockAttributeBuffer(iface, 0, &attrib_buffer);
+         if (FAILED(hr)) goto cleanup;