diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index cd800b8ffe..4336f0607a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "SDL_video.h"	// for SDL_Surface
 #include "SDL_utils.h"
 #include "Dxerr8.h"
-#include "SDL_image.h"	// for setting icon
-#include "SDL_rotozoom.h"	// for setting icon
 
 #include "arch/arch.h"
 
@@ -358,21 +356,7 @@ bool RageDisplay::SetVideoMode( bool windowed, int width, int height, int bpp, i
 {
 	/* Set SDL window title and icon -before- creating the window */
 	SDL_WM_SetCaption(sWindowTitle, "");
-
-	SDL_Surface *srf = IMG_Load(sIconFile);
-	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
-
-	/* Windows icons are 32x32 and SDL can't resize them for us, which
-	 * causes mask corruption.  (Actually, the above icon *is* 32x32;
-	 * this is here just in case it changes.) */
-	ConvertSDLSurface(srf, srf->w, srf->h,
-		32, 0xFF000000, 0x00FF0000, 0x0000FF00, 0x000000FF);
-	zoomSurface(srf, 32, 32);
-
-	SDL_SetAlpha( srf, SDL_SRCALPHA, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE );
-	SDL_WM_SetIcon(srf, NULL /* derive from alpha */);
-	SDL_FreeSurface(srf);
-
+	mySDL_WM_SetIcon( sIconFile );
 
 	
 	// HACK: On Windows 98, we can't call SDL_SetVideoMode while D3D is full screen.
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
index f972f285cd..d1c5dc60ac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
@@ -510,3 +510,22 @@ bool SDL_GetEvent(SDL_Event &event, int mask)
 }
 
 
+#include "SDL_image.h"	// for setting icon
+#include "SDL_rotozoom.h"	// for setting icon
+
+void mySDL_WM_SetIcon( CString sIconFile )
+{
+	SDL_Surface *srf = IMG_Load(sIconFile);
+	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
+
+	/* Windows icons are 32x32 and SDL can't resize them for us, which
+	 * causes mask corruption.  (Actually, the above icon *is* 32x32;
+	 * this is here just in case it changes.) */
+	ConvertSDLSurface(srf, srf->w, srf->h,
+		32, 0xFF000000, 0x00FF0000, 0x0000FF00, 0x000000FF);
+	zoomSurface(srf, 32, 32);
+
+	SDL_SetAlpha( srf, SDL_SRCALPHA, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE );
+	SDL_WM_SetIcon(srf, NULL /* derive from alpha */);
+	SDL_FreeSurface(srf);
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
index 3934778561..e3396b18de 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@ bool SDL_GetEvent(SDL_Event &event, int mask);
 #define TRAIT_WHITE_ONLY		0x0004 /* 8alphaonly */
 int FindSurfaceTraits(const SDL_Surface *img);
 
+
+void mySDL_WM_SetIcon( CString sIconFile );
+
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
index 9caf38264e..601383878e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "LowLevelWindow_SDL.h"
-#include "SDL_image.h"	// for setting icon
-#include "SDL_rotozoom.h"	// for setting icon
+#include "SDL_utils.h"
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageDisplay.h" // for REFRESH_DEFAULT
 
@@ -41,24 +40,9 @@ bool LowLevelWindow_SDL::SetVideoMode( bool windowed, int width, int height, int
 
 	SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
 
-
 	/* Set SDL window title and icon -before- creating the window */
 	SDL_WM_SetCaption(sWindowTitle, "");
-
-	SDL_Surface *srf = IMG_Load(sIconFile);
-	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
-
-	/* Windows icons are 32x32 and SDL can't resize them for us, which
-	 * causes mask corruption.  (Actually, the above icon *is* 32x32;
-	 * this is here just in case it changes.) */
-	ConvertSDLSurface(srf, srf->w, srf->h,
-		32, 0xFF000000, 0x00FF0000, 0x0000FF00, 0x000000FF);
-	zoomSurface(srf, 32, 32);
-
-	SDL_SetAlpha( srf, SDL_SRCALPHA, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE );
-	SDL_WM_SetIcon(srf, NULL /* derive from alpha */);
-	SDL_FreeSurface(srf);
-
+	mySDL_WM_SetIcon( sIconFile );
 
 
 	Windowed = false;