diff --git a/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h b/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
index 8b60eb6d75a..3f2df74d709 100644
--- a/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
+++ b/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ typedef struct _EDD_DIRECTDRAW_LOCAL
     //
     // GDI Object Header
     //
-    DD_BASEOBJECT pobj;
+/* 0x00 */    DD_BASEOBJECT pobj; // verify it match windows xp
 /* 0x10 */    struct _EDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL * peDirectDrawGlobal;    // verify it match windows xp
 /* 0x14 */    struct _EDD_SURFACE * peSurface_DdList;
 /* 0x18 */    ULONG unk_018;
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
index d96c061e7c7..9d7a117ab84 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ intEnableReactXDriver(PEDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL pEddgbl, PDC pDC)
     /* setup missing data in ddHalInfo */
     //pEddgbl->ddHalInfo.GetDriverInfo = (PVOID)pDev->DriverFunctions.GetDirectDrawInfo;
 
+    /* FIXME : hack ? it will let us DxDdQueryDirectDrawObject if the llAssertModeTimeout contain negtive value -1*/
+    pEddgbl->llAssertModeTimeout.QuadPart = -1;
+
     /* FIXME : remove this when we are done with debuging of dxg */
     dump_edd_directdraw_global(pEddgbl);
     dump_halinfo(&pEddgbl->ddHalInfo);