diff --git a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
index d7d7f97689..35a9f44b7b 100644
--- a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
+++ b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcCommon(bool *quit, HWND hwnd, UINT message,
    return 0;
 }
 
-extern bool d3d_restore(d3d_video_t *data);
+extern bool d3d_restore(void *data);
 
 LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcD3D(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
       WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 869dad4473..09e48a2423 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -422,10 +422,13 @@ static bool d3d_initialize(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *info)
    return true;
 }
 
-
-
-bool d3d_restore(d3d_video_t *d3d)
+bool d3d_restore(void *data)
 {
+   d3d_video_t            *d3d = (d3d_video_t*)data;
+
+   if (!d3d)
+      return false;
+
    d3d_deinitialize(d3d);
    d3d->needs_restore = !d3d_initialize(d3d, &d3d->video_info);