diff --git a/video/out/vo_direct3d.c b/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
index 4ee5e66d32..76c92ca339 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
@@ -1333,13 +1333,7 @@ static int reconfig(struct vo *vo, struct mp_image_params *params)
 
     priv->have_image = false;
 
-    /* w32_common framework call. Creates window on the screen with
-     * the given coordinates.
-     */
-    if (!vo_w32_config(vo)) {
-        MP_VERBOSE(priv, "Creating window failed.\n");
-        return VO_ERROR;
-    }
+    vo_w32_config(vo);
 
     if ((priv->image_format != params->imgfmt)
         || (priv->src_width != params->w)
diff --git a/video/out/w32_common.c b/video/out/w32_common.c
index c0396b2fa2..266dfbc69d 100644
--- a/video/out/w32_common.c
+++ b/video/out/w32_common.c
@@ -1088,11 +1088,10 @@ static void gui_thread_reconfig(void *ptr)
 }
 
 // Resize the window. On the first call, it's also made visible.
-int vo_w32_config(struct vo *vo)
+void vo_w32_config(struct vo *vo)
 {
     struct vo_w32_state *w32 = vo->w32;
     mp_dispatch_run(w32->dispatch, gui_thread_reconfig, w32);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static void thread_disable_ime(void)
diff --git a/video/out/w32_common.h b/video/out/w32_common.h
index 094660a34f..88cc664bf2 100644
--- a/video/out/w32_common.h
+++ b/video/out/w32_common.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct vo;
 int vo_w32_init(struct vo *vo);
 void vo_w32_uninit(struct vo *vo);
 int vo_w32_control(struct vo *vo, int *events, int request, void *arg);
-int vo_w32_config(struct vo *vo);
+void vo_w32_config(struct vo *vo);
 HWND vo_w32_hwnd(struct vo *vo);
 void vo_w32_run_on_thread(struct vo *vo, void (*cb)(void *ctx), void *ctx);