diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
index 633628d43f..ef8cda4aa7 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #ifdef SDL_GPU_D3D12
 
+#include "../../events/SDL_windowevents_c.h"
 #include "../../core/windows/SDL_windows.h"
 #include "../../video/directx/SDL_d3d12.h"
 #include "../SDL_sysgpu.h"
@@ -7055,7 +7056,7 @@ static bool D3D12_ClaimWindow(
             renderer->claimedWindowCount += 1;
             SDL_UnlockMutex(renderer->windowLock);
 
-            SDL_AddEventWatch(D3D12_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
+            SDL_AddWindowEventWatch(SDL_WINDOW_EVENT_WATCH_NORMAL, D3D12_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
 
             return true;
         } else {
@@ -7103,7 +7104,7 @@ static void D3D12_ReleaseWindow(
 
     SDL_free(windowData);
     SDL_ClearProperty(SDL_GetWindowProperties(window), WINDOW_PROPERTY_DATA);
-    SDL_RemoveEventWatch(D3D12_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
+    SDL_RemoveWindowEventWatch(SDL_WINDOW_EVENT_WATCH_NORMAL, D3D12_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
 }
 
 static bool D3D12_SetSwapchainParameters(
diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index 846182403a..5bf75d003c 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_vulkan.h>
 
 #include "../SDL_sysgpu.h"
+#include "../../events/SDL_windowevents_c.h"
 
 #define VULKAN_INTERNAL_clamp(val, min, max) SDL_max(min, SDL_min(val, max))
 
@@ -9841,7 +9842,7 @@ static bool VULKAN_ClaimWindow(
             renderer->claimedWindowCount += 1;
             SDL_UnlockMutex(renderer->windowLock);
 
-            SDL_AddEventWatch(VULKAN_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
+            SDL_AddWindowEventWatch(SDL_WINDOW_EVENT_WATCH_NORMAL, VULKAN_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
 
             return true;
         } else if (createSwapchainResult == VULKAN_INTERNAL_TRY_AGAIN) {
@@ -9896,7 +9897,7 @@ static void VULKAN_ReleaseWindow(
     SDL_free(windowData);
 
     SDL_ClearProperty(SDL_GetWindowProperties(window), WINDOW_PROPERTY_DATA);
-    SDL_RemoveEventWatch(VULKAN_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
+    SDL_RemoveWindowEventWatch(SDL_WINDOW_EVENT_WATCH_NORMAL, VULKAN_INTERNAL_OnWindowResize, window);
 }
 
 static Uint32 VULKAN_INTERNAL_RecreateSwapchain(