diff --git a/defines/d3d_defines.h b/defines/d3d_defines.h
index 6f87b21867..2e98aabfee 100644
--- a/defines/d3d_defines.h
+++ b/defines/d3d_defines.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 /* Direct3D 9 */
 #include <d3d9.h>
 
+#define ID3DSURFACE                    IDirect3DSurface9
+
 #define LPDIRECT3D                     LPDIRECT3D9
 #define LPDIRECT3DDEVICE               LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9
 #define LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE              LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
 #define D3DVERTEXELEMENT               D3DVERTEXELEMENT8
 #define D3DVIEWPORT                    D3DVIEWPORT8
 
+#define ID3DSURFACE                    IDirect3DSurface8
 #define D3DCREATE_CTX                  Direct3DCreate8
 
 #if !defined(D3DLOCK_NOSYSLOCK) && defined(_XBOX) 
diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
index baaf33cb3e..fd6e94ba62 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bool d3d_texture_get_surface_level(LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE tex,
    if (SUCCEEDED(IDirect3DTexture8_GetSurfaceLevel(tex, idx, (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE**)_ppsurface_level)))
       return true;
 #else
-   if (SUCCEEDED(tex->GetSurfaceLevel(idx, (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE**)_ppsurface_level)))
+   if (SUCCEEDED(tex->GetSurfaceLevel(idx, (ID3DSURFACE**)_ppsurface_level)))
       return true;
 #endif
    return false;