diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index a1363fd207..155f82d964 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ void d3d_make_d3dpp(void *data,
 {
    d3d_video_t     *d3d = (d3d_video_t*)data;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+#ifdef _XBOX
    /* TODO/FIXME - get rid of global state dependencies. */
    global_t *global     = global_get_ptr();
+#endif
 
    memset(d3dpp, 0, sizeof(*d3dpp));