diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
index bdb16db465..945ba19359 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace D3D
 
 ID3D11Device* device = nullptr;
 ID3D11DeviceContext* context = nullptr;
-static IDXGISwapChain* swapchain = nullptr;
+IDXGISwapChain* swapchain = nullptr;
 D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL featlevel;
 D3DTexture2D* backbuf = nullptr;
 HWND hWnd;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
index dfea8d219a..0188c464e3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void Close();
 
 extern ID3D11Device* device;
 extern ID3D11DeviceContext* context;
+extern IDXGISwapChain* swapchain;
 extern HWND hWnd;
 extern bool bFrameInProgress;