diff --git a/include/windef.h b/include/windef.h
index 3910c86abbb..7dbdf671237 100644
--- a/include/windef.h
+++ b/include/windef.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HWAVE);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HWAVEIN);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HWAVEOUT);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HWINSTA);
-DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HDESK);
+DECLARE_HANDLE(HDESK);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HWND);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HKL);
 
diff --git a/windows/user.c b/windows/user.c
index 80f104f3a7e..9f603a6e62d 100644
--- a/windows/user.c
+++ b/windows/user.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ HDESK WINAPI CreateDesktopA(
 		lpszDesktop,lpszDevice,pDevmode,
 		dwFlags,dwDesiredAccess,lpsa
 	);
-	return 0xcafedead;
+	return (HDESK)0xcafedead;
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ HDESK WINAPI CreateDesktopW(
 		debugstr_w(lpszDesktop),debugstr_w(lpszDevice),pDevmode,
 		dwFlags,dwDesiredAccess,lpsa
 	);
-	return 0xcafedead;
+	return (HDESK)0xcafedead;
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************