diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmodes.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmodes.c
index 04af82f706..2aee71adc1 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmodes.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmodes.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static char *WIN_GetDisplayNameVista(SDL_VideoData *videodata, const WCHAR *devi
     LONG rc;
 
     if (!videodata->GetDisplayConfigBufferSizes || !videodata->QueryDisplayConfig || !videodata->DisplayConfigGetDeviceInfo) {
-        return SDL_FALSE;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     do {