diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
index 6abffa2c6..a7d4ec121 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ static bool load_winrt_imports(struct winrt_exports *exports, void *module,
 	return success;
 }
 
+extern bool graphics_uses_d3d11;
+
 static void *duplicator_capture_create(obs_data_t *settings,
 				       obs_source_t *source)
 {
@@ -316,11 +318,7 @@ static void *duplicator_capture_create(obs_data_t *settings,
 
 	pthread_mutex_init(&capture->update_mutex, NULL);
 
-	obs_enter_graphics();
-	const bool uses_d3d11 = gs_get_device_type() == GS_DEVICE_DIRECT3D_11;
-	obs_leave_graphics();
-
-	if (uses_d3d11) {
+	if (graphics_uses_d3d11) {
 		static const char *const module = "libobs-winrt";
 		capture->winrt_module = os_dlopen(module);
 		if (capture->winrt_module &&
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
index fb83cc749..427ebb85b 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void wait_for_hook_initialization(void)
 
 void init_hook_files(void);
 
+bool graphics_uses_d3d11 = false;
+
 bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
 	struct win_version_info ver;
@@ -85,14 +87,14 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 	win8_or_above = ver.major > 6 || (ver.major == 6 && ver.minor >= 2);
 
 	obs_enter_graphics();
+	graphics_uses_d3d11 = gs_get_device_type() == GS_DEVICE_DIRECT3D_11;
+	obs_leave_graphics();
 
-	if (win8_or_above && gs_get_device_type() == GS_DEVICE_DIRECT3D_11)
+	if (win8_or_above && graphics_uses_d3d11)
 		obs_register_source(&duplicator_capture_info);
 	else
 		obs_register_source(&monitor_capture_info);
 
-	obs_leave_graphics();
-
 	obs_register_source(&window_capture_info);
 
 	char *config_path = obs_module_config_path(NULL);
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
index b2a5252f4..bfd91351c 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ static bool load_winrt_imports(struct winrt_exports *exports, void *module,
 	return success;
 }
 
+extern bool graphics_uses_d3d11;
+
 static void *wc_create(obs_data_t *settings, obs_source_t *source)
 {
 	struct window_capture *wc = bzalloc(sizeof(struct window_capture));
@@ -243,11 +245,7 @@ static void *wc_create(obs_data_t *settings, obs_source_t *source)
 
 	pthread_mutex_init(&wc->update_mutex, NULL);
 
-	obs_enter_graphics();
-	const bool uses_d3d11 = gs_get_device_type() == GS_DEVICE_DIRECT3D_11;
-	obs_leave_graphics();
-
-	if (uses_d3d11) {
+	if (graphics_uses_d3d11) {
 		static const char *const module = "libobs-winrt";
 		wc->winrt_module = os_dlopen(module);
 		if (wc->winrt_module &&