diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index f908e82a3..02e19c896 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-February 15, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+February 15, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - Fixed: The CHARFORMAT structure that is used to set the color in a Windows
   Rich Edit control was not fully initialized resulting in incorrect colors
   being set.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ February 14, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
   block in the file.
 
 February 10, 2009
+- Fixed: DirectInput8Create() used the wrong calling convention.
 - Moved the V_InitFontColors() call earlier in the startup sequence so that
   colored error messages appear colored in the startup window. Also lightened
   up the "Flat" red to contrast better on the startup background.
diff --git a/src/win32/i_input.cpp b/src/win32/i_input.cpp
index 446c40d11..d5d79ffc7 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_input.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_input.cpp
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ bool I_InitInput (void *hwnd)
 	DInputDLL = LoadLibrary("dinput8.dll");
 	if (DInputDLL != NULL)
 	{
-		typedef HRESULT (*blah)(HINSTANCE, DWORD, REFIID, LPVOID *, LPUNKNOWN);
+		typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *blah)(HINSTANCE, DWORD, REFIID, LPVOID *, LPUNKNOWN);
 		blah di8c = (blah)GetProcAddress(DInputDLL, "DirectInput8Create");
 		if (di8c != NULL)
 		{
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ bool I_InitInput (void *hwnd)
 			I_FatalError ("Could not load dinput.dll: %08lx", GetLastError());
 		}
 
-		typedef HRESULT (*blah)(HINSTANCE, DWORD, LPDIRECTINPUT*, LPUNKNOWN);
+		typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *blah)(HINSTANCE, DWORD, LPDIRECTINPUT*, LPUNKNOWN);
 		blah dic = (blah)GetProcAddress (DInputDLL, "DirectInputCreateA");
 
 		if (dic == NULL)