diff --git a/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/ddraw.c b/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/ddraw.c
index 8dab4c50528..8ff45373252 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/ddraw.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/ddraw/main/ddraw.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI Main_DirectDraw_Initialize (LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface, LPGUID lpGUID)
 	This->lpGUID = lpGUID;
 
 	// get the HDC
-	This->hdc = CreateDC (L"Display", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	This->hdc = GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow());
 	This->Height = GetDeviceCaps(This->hdc, HORZRES);
 	This->Width = GetDeviceCaps(This->hdc, VERTRES);
 	This->Bpp = GetDeviceCaps(This->hdc, BITSPIXEL);