diff --git a/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d8.c b/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d8.c
index ea44f37998..9297bfc5e7 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d8.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d8.c
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ static const float *gfx_display_d3d8_get_default_tex_coords(void)
 
 static void *gfx_display_d3d8_get_default_mvp(void *data)
 {
-   static math_matrix_4x4 id;
-   matrix_4x4_identity(id);
-
+   static float id[] =         { 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                                 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                                 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 
+                                 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
+                               };
    return &id;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d9.c b/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d9.c
index 76db601797..3f9bcdd3a9 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d9.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_d3d9.c
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ static const float *gfx_display_d3d9_get_default_tex_coords(void)
 
 static void *gfx_display_d3d9_get_default_mvp(void *data)
 {
-   static math_matrix_4x4 id;
-   matrix_4x4_identity(id);
-
+   static float id[] =         { 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                                 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                                 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 
+                                 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
+                               };
    return &id;
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static INT32 gfx_display_prim_to_d3d9_enum(
          break;
    }
 
-   /* TOD/FIXME - hack */
+   /* TODO/FIXME - hack */
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -145,9 +147,9 @@ static void gfx_display_d3d9_draw(gfx_display_ctx_draw_t *draw,
    color        = draw->coords->color;
 
    if (!vertex)
-      vertex    = gfx_display_d3d9_get_default_vertices();
+      vertex    = &d3d9_vertexes[0];
    if (!tex_coord)
-      tex_coord = gfx_display_d3d9_get_default_tex_coords();
+      tex_coord = &d3d9_tex_coords[0];
 
    for (i = 0; i < draw->coords->vertices; i++)
    {