diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
index 0976603b283..9b845d2dc49 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
@@ -5873,7 +5873,10 @@ HRESULT ddraw_surface_create(struct ddraw *ddraw, const DDSURFACEDESC2 *surface_
             {
                 /* Undocumented feature: Create sublevels until either the
                  * width or the height is 1. */
-                desc->u2.dwMipMapCount = wined3d_log2i(min(desc->dwWidth, desc->dwHeight)) + 1;
+                if (version == 7)
+                    desc->u2.dwMipMapCount = wined3d_log2i(max(desc->dwWidth, desc->dwHeight)) + 1;
+                else
+                    desc->u2.dwMipMapCount = wined3d_log2i(min(desc->dwWidth, desc->dwHeight)) + 1;
             }
         }
         else