diff --git a/reactos/subsys/win32k/ntuser/windc.c b/reactos/subsys/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
index 52427e177f6..295acb95125 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: windc.c,v 1.3 2002/08/24 11:09:17 jfilby Exp $
+/* $Id: windc.c,v 1.4 2002/08/27 21:20:45 jfilby Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:        See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:          ReactOS kernel
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ NtUserGetDCEx(HWND hWnd, HANDLE hRegion, ULONG Flags)
             }
             dce = DCEOBJ_LockDCE(hdce);
             dce->type = DCE_CACHE_DC;
+            dce->hDC = hdce;
         }
     }
     else