diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
index df74def5762..648c63d8f42 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw3_DuplicateSurface(IDirectDraw3 *iface, IDirectDrawSu
         IDirectDrawSurface **dst)
 {
     IDirectDrawImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDraw3(iface);
-    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3((IDirectDrawSurface3 *)src);
+    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(src);
     IDirectDrawSurface7 *dst7;
     IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *dst_impl;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -4286,7 +4286,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw2_DuplicateSurface(IDirectDraw2 *iface,
         IDirectDrawSurface *src, IDirectDrawSurface **dst)
 {
     IDirectDrawImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDraw2(iface);
-    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3((IDirectDrawSurface3 *)src);
+    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(src);
     IDirectDrawSurface7 *dst7;
     IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *dst_impl;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -4306,7 +4306,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw1_DuplicateSurface(IDirectDraw *iface, IDirectDrawSur
         IDirectDrawSurface **dst)
 {
     IDirectDrawImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDraw(iface);
-    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3((IDirectDrawSurface3 *)src);
+    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *src_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(src);
     IDirectDrawSurface7 *dst7;
     IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *dst_impl;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -4906,7 +4906,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3d2_CreateDevice(IDirect3D2 *iface, REFCLSID riid,
         IDirectDrawSurface *surface, IDirect3DDevice2 **device)
 {
     IDirectDrawImpl *This = impl_from_IDirect3D2(iface);
-    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *surface_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3((IDirectDrawSurface3 *)surface);
+    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *surface_impl = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(surface);
     HRESULT hr;
 
     TRACE("iface %p, riid %s, surface %p, device %p.\n",
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
index bce6368cf87..160ae44bb4a 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static inline IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface7(IDirectDrawS
     return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl, IDirectDrawSurface7_iface);
 }
 
+IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(IDirectDrawSurface *iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface2(IDirectDrawSurface2 *iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3(IDirectDrawSurface3 *iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface4(IDirectDrawSurface4 *iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/device.c b/dlls/ddraw/device.c
index f4e5664d826..c4ad855fe31 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/device.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/device.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DDeviceImpl_2_SetRenderTarget(IDirect3DDevice2 *if
         IDirectDrawSurface *NewRenderTarget, DWORD Flags)
 {
     IDirect3DDeviceImpl *This = device_from_device2(iface);
-    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *Target = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface3((IDirectDrawSurface3 *)NewRenderTarget);
+    IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *Target = unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(NewRenderTarget);
 
     TRACE("iface %p, target %p, flags %#x.\n", iface, NewRenderTarget, Flags);
 
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
index e877b9f5df9..eb9dd29cbfa 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
@@ -4421,6 +4421,13 @@ IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface2(IDirectDrawSurface2
     return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl, IDirectDrawSurface2_iface);
 }
 
+IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawSurface(IDirectDrawSurface *iface)
+{
+    if (!iface) return NULL;
+    assert(iface->lpVtbl == (struct IDirectDrawSurfaceVtbl *)&ddraw_surface3_vtbl);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl, IDirectDrawSurface3_iface);
+}
+
 static void STDMETHODCALLTYPE ddraw_surface_wined3d_object_destroyed(void *parent)
 {
     IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl *surface = parent;