diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_Win32.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_Win32.cpp
index 8f01bbb12c..1365798217 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_Win32.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_Win32.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ RString LowLevelWindow_Win32::TryVideoMode( const VideoModeParams &p, bool &bNew
 		/* No.  Always create and show the window before changing the video mode.
 		 * Otherwise, some other window may have focus, and changing the video mode will
 		 * cause that window to be resized. */
+		bNewDeviceOut = true;
 		GraphicsWindow::CreateGraphicsWindow( p );
 	} else {
 		/* We already have a window.  Assume that it's pixel format has already been