diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 24e515f7f4..2b63a76fb7 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ static bool d3d_initialize(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *info)
    strlcpy(settings->video.font_path, "game:\\media\\Arial_12.xpr",
          sizeof(settings->video.font_path));
 #endif
-   if (!d3d_font_init_first(&d3d->font_driver, &d3d->font_handle,
-         d3d, settings->video.font_path, 0))
+   if (!font_init_first(&d3d->font_driver, &d3d->font_handle,
+         d3d, settings->video.font_path, 0, FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DIRECT3D_API))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("[D3D]: Failed to initialize font renderer.\n");
       return false;