diff --git a/dlls/dinput/device.c b/dlls/dinput/device.c
index d8bb5e84417..93236cf6bd0 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/device.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/device.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,25 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetCooperativeLevel(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8
     return hr;
 }
 
+HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetDeviceInfo( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, DIDEVICEINSTANCEW *instance )
+{
+    IDirectInputDeviceImpl *impl = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W( iface );
+    DWORD size;
+
+    TRACE( "iface %p, instance %p.\n", iface, instance );
+
+    if (!instance) return E_POINTER;
+    if (instance->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCE_DX3W) &&
+        instance->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCEW))
+        return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
+
+    size = instance->dwSize;
+    memcpy( instance, &impl->instance, size );
+    instance->dwSize = size;
+
+    return S_OK;
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
   *     SetEventNotification : specifies event to be sent on state change
   */
@@ -1740,6 +1759,7 @@ HRESULT direct_input_device_alloc( SIZE_T size, const IDirectInputDevice8WVtbl *
     This->IDirectInputDevice8W_iface.lpVtbl = vtbl;
     This->ref = 1;
     This->guid = *guid;
+    This->instance.dwSize = sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCEW);
     This->data_format.wine_df = format;
     InitializeCriticalSection( &This->crit );
     This->dinput = dinput;
diff --git a/dlls/dinput/device_private.h b/dlls/dinput/device_private.h
index 321a9702642..683db8d35ab 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/device_private.h
+++ b/dlls/dinput/device_private.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct IDirectInputDeviceImpl
     IDirectInputImpl           *dinput;
     struct list                 entry;       /* entry into acquired device list */
     HANDLE                      hEvent;
+    DIDEVICEINSTANCEW           instance;
     DWORD                       dwCoopLevel;
     HWND                        win;
     int                         acquired;
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Acquire(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W ifa
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Unacquire(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetDataFormat(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, LPCDIDATAFORMAT df) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetCooperativeLevel(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, HWND hwnd, DWORD dwflags) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetDeviceInfo( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface,
+                                                              DIDEVICEINSTANCEW *instance );
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetEventNotification(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, HANDLE hnd) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern ULONG WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Release(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HRESULT WINAPI IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_QueryInterface(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, REFIID riid, LPVOID *ppobj) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/dinput/joystick_hid.c b/dlls/dinput/joystick_hid.c
index 203a5d7788d..4b0a4861fb7 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/joystick_hid.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/joystick_hid.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ struct hid_joystick
     OVERLAPPED read_ovl;
     PHIDP_PREPARSED_DATA preparsed;
 
-    DIDEVICEINSTANCEW instance;
     WCHAR device_path[MAX_PATH];
     HIDD_ATTRIBUTES attrs;
     DIDEVCAPS dev_caps;
@@ -775,14 +774,14 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI hid_joystick_GetProperty( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, con
     {
         DIPROPSTRING *value = (DIPROPSTRING *)header;
         if (header->dwSize != sizeof(DIPROPSTRING)) return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
-        lstrcpynW( value->wsz, impl->instance.tszProductName, MAX_PATH );
+        lstrcpynW( value->wsz, impl->base.instance.tszProductName, MAX_PATH );
         return DI_OK;
     }
     case (DWORD_PTR)DIPROP_INSTANCENAME:
     {
         DIPROPSTRING *value = (DIPROPSTRING *)header;
         if (header->dwSize != sizeof(DIPROPSTRING)) return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
-        lstrcpynW( value->wsz, impl->instance.tszInstanceName, MAX_PATH );
+        lstrcpynW( value->wsz, impl->base.instance.tszInstanceName, MAX_PATH );
         return DI_OK;
     }
     case (DWORD_PTR)DIPROP_VIDPID:
@@ -797,7 +796,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI hid_joystick_GetProperty( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, con
     {
         DIPROPDWORD *value = (DIPROPDWORD *)header;
         if (header->dwSize != sizeof(DIPROPDWORD)) return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
-        value->dwData = impl->instance.guidInstance.Data3;
+        value->dwData = impl->base.instance.guidInstance.Data3;
         return DI_OK;
     }
     case (DWORD_PTR)DIPROP_GUIDANDPATH:
@@ -1060,22 +1059,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI hid_joystick_GetObjectInfo( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, D
     return DIERR_NOTFOUND;
 }
 
-static HRESULT WINAPI hid_joystick_GetDeviceInfo( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, DIDEVICEINSTANCEW *instance )
-{
-    struct hid_joystick *impl = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W( iface );
-
-    TRACE( "iface %p, instance %p.\n", iface, instance );
-
-    if (!instance) return E_POINTER;
-    if (instance->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCE_DX3W) &&
-        instance->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCEW))
-        return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
-
-    memcpy( instance, &impl->instance, instance->dwSize );
-
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 static HRESULT hid_joystick_effect_create( struct hid_joystick *joystick, IDirectInputEffect **out );
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI hid_joystick_CreateEffect( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, const GUID *guid,
@@ -1457,7 +1440,7 @@ static const IDirectInputDevice8WVtbl hid_joystick_vtbl =
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetEventNotification,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetCooperativeLevel,
     hid_joystick_GetObjectInfo,
-    hid_joystick_GetDeviceInfo,
+    IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetDeviceInfo,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_RunControlPanel,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Initialize,
     /*** IDirectInputDevice2 methods ***/
@@ -2277,7 +2260,7 @@ static HRESULT hid_joystick_create_device( IDirectInputImpl *dinput, const GUID
     if (hr != DI_OK) goto failed;
 
     impl->ref = 1;
-    impl->instance = instance;
+    impl->base.instance = instance;
     impl->attrs = attrs;
     impl->dev_caps.dwSize = sizeof(impl->dev_caps);
     impl->dev_caps.dwFlags = DIDC_ATTACHED | DIDC_EMULATED;
diff --git a/dlls/dinput/keyboard.c b/dlls/dinput/keyboard.c
index f687eec5259..3d78fd4de54 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/keyboard.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/keyboard.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct SysKeyboardImpl
 {
     struct IDirectInputDeviceImpl base;
     BYTE DInputKeyState[WINE_DINPUT_KEYBOARD_MAX_KEYS];
-    DWORD subtype;
 };
 
 static inline SysKeyboardImpl *impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W(IDirectInputDevice8W *iface)
@@ -89,9 +88,9 @@ static BYTE map_dik_code(DWORD scanCode, DWORD vkCode, DWORD subType, DWORD vers
 int dinput_keyboard_hook( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam )
 {
     SysKeyboardImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W( iface );
+    BYTE new_diks, subtype = GET_DIDEVICE_SUBTYPE( This->base.instance.dwDevType );
     int dik_code, ret = This->base.dwCoopLevel & DISCL_EXCLUSIVE;
     KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT *hook = (KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT *)lparam;
-    BYTE new_diks;
 
     if (wparam != WM_KEYDOWN && wparam != WM_KEYUP &&
         wparam != WM_SYSKEYDOWN && wparam != WM_SYSKEYUP)
@@ -108,7 +107,8 @@ int dinput_keyboard_hook( IDirectInputDevice8W *iface, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lpa
         case VK_NUMLOCK : dik_code = DIK_NUMLOCK; break;
         case VK_SUBTRACT: dik_code = DIK_SUBTRACT; break;
         default:
-            dik_code = map_dik_code(hook->scanCode & 0xff, hook->vkCode, This->subtype, This->base.dinput->dwVersion);
+            dik_code = map_dik_code( hook->scanCode & 0xff, hook->vkCode, subtype,
+                                     This->base.dinput->dwVersion );
             if (hook->flags & LLKHF_EXTENDED) dik_code |= 0x80;
     }
     new_diks = hook->flags & LLKHF_UP ? 0 : 0x80;
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static HRESULT keyboarddev_enum_device(DWORD dwDevType, DWORD dwFlags, LPDIDEVIC
 
 static HRESULT alloc_device( REFGUID rguid, IDirectInputImpl *dinput, SysKeyboardImpl **out )
 {
+    BYTE subtype = get_keyboard_subtype();
     SysKeyboardImpl* newDevice;
     LPDIDATAFORMAT df = NULL;
     int i, idx = 0;
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ static HRESULT alloc_device( REFGUID rguid, IDirectInputImpl *dinput, SysKeyboar
     df = newDevice->base.data_format.wine_df;
     newDevice->base.crit.DebugInfo->Spare[0] = (DWORD_PTR)(__FILE__ ": SysKeyboardImpl*->base.crit");
 
-    newDevice->subtype = get_keyboard_subtype();
+    fill_keyboard_dideviceinstanceW( &newDevice->base.instance, newDevice->base.dinput->dwVersion, subtype );
 
     /* Create copy of default data format */
     memcpy(df, &c_dfDIKeyboard, c_dfDIKeyboard.dwSize);
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ static HRESULT alloc_device( REFGUID rguid, IDirectInputImpl *dinput, SysKeyboar
         if (!GetKeyNameTextA(((i & 0x7f) << 16) | ((i & 0x80) << 17), buf, sizeof(buf)))
             continue;
 
-        dik_code = map_dik_code(i, 0, newDevice->subtype, dinput->dwVersion);
+        dik_code = map_dik_code( i, 0, subtype, dinput->dwVersion );
         memcpy(&df->rgodf[idx], &c_dfDIKeyboard.rgodf[dik_code], df->dwObjSize);
         df->rgodf[idx++].dwType = DIDFT_MAKEINSTANCE(dik_code) | DIDFT_PSHBUTTON;
     }
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetDeviceState(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W ifac
 static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetCapabilities(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, LPDIDEVCAPS lpDIDevCaps)
 {
     SysKeyboardImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W(iface);
+    BYTE subtype = GET_DIDEVICE_SUBTYPE( This->base.instance.dwDevType );
     DIDEVCAPS devcaps;
 
     TRACE("(this=%p,%p)\n",This,lpDIDevCaps);
@@ -306,9 +308,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetCapabilities(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W ifa
     devcaps.dwSize = lpDIDevCaps->dwSize;
     devcaps.dwFlags = DIDC_ATTACHED | DIDC_EMULATED;
     if (This->base.dinput->dwVersion >= 0x0800)
-        devcaps.dwDevType = DI8DEVTYPE_KEYBOARD | (This->subtype << 8);
+        devcaps.dwDevType = DI8DEVTYPE_KEYBOARD | (subtype << 8);
     else
-        devcaps.dwDevType = DIDEVTYPE_KEYBOARD | (This->subtype << 8);
+        devcaps.dwDevType = DIDEVTYPE_KEYBOARD | (subtype << 8);
     devcaps.dwAxes = 0;
     devcaps.dwButtons = This->base.data_format.wine_df->dwNumObjs;
     devcaps.dwPOVs = 0;
@@ -367,13 +369,14 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetObjectInfo(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface
 						     DWORD dwHow)
 {
     SysKeyboardImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W(iface);
+    BYTE subtype = GET_DIDEVICE_SUBTYPE( This->base.instance.dwDevType );
     HRESULT res;
     LONG scan;
 
     res = IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetObjectInfo(iface, pdidoi, dwObj, dwHow);
     if (res != DI_OK) return res;
 
-    scan = map_dik_to_scan(DIDFT_GETINSTANCE(pdidoi->dwType), This->subtype);
+    scan = map_dik_to_scan( DIDFT_GETINSTANCE( pdidoi->dwType ), subtype );
     if (!GetKeyNameTextW((scan & 0x80) << 17 | (scan & 0x7f) << 16,
                          pdidoi->tszName, ARRAY_SIZE(pdidoi->tszName)))
         return DIERR_OBJECTNOTFOUND;
@@ -382,24 +385,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetObjectInfo(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface
     return res;
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************
-  *     GetDeviceInfo : get information about a device's identity
-  */
-static HRESULT WINAPI SysKeyboardWImpl_GetDeviceInfo(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, LPDIDEVICEINSTANCEW pdidi)
-{
-    SysKeyboardImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W(iface);
-    TRACE("(this=%p,%p)\n", This, pdidi);
-
-    if (pdidi->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCEW)) {
-        WARN(" dinput3 not supported yet...\n");
-	return DI_OK;
-    }
-
-    fill_keyboard_dideviceinstanceW(pdidi, This->base.dinput->dwVersion, This->subtype);
-    
-    return DI_OK;
-}
-
 /******************************************************************************
  *      GetProperty : Retrieves information about the input device.
  */
@@ -496,7 +481,7 @@ static const IDirectInputDevice8WVtbl SysKeyboardWvt =
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetEventNotification,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetCooperativeLevel,
     SysKeyboardWImpl_GetObjectInfo,
-    SysKeyboardWImpl_GetDeviceInfo,
+    IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetDeviceInfo,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_RunControlPanel,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Initialize,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_CreateEffect,
diff --git a/dlls/dinput/mouse.c b/dlls/dinput/mouse.c
index 97e2b58c6cd..e11a9260fb2 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/mouse.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/mouse.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static HRESULT alloc_device( REFGUID rguid, IDirectInputImpl *dinput, SysMouseIm
     df = newDevice->base.data_format.wine_df;
     newDevice->base.crit.DebugInfo->Spare[0] = (DWORD_PTR)(__FILE__ ": SysMouseImpl*->base.crit");
 
+    fill_mouse_dideviceinstanceW( &newDevice->base.instance, newDevice->base.dinput->dwVersion );
     newDevice->base.dwCoopLevel = DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE | DISCL_BACKGROUND;
 
     get_app_key(&hkey, &appkey);
@@ -705,24 +706,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI SysMouseWImpl_GetObjectInfo(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface,
     return res;
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************
-  *     GetDeviceInfo : get information about a device's identity
-  */
-static HRESULT WINAPI SysMouseWImpl_GetDeviceInfo(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface, LPDIDEVICEINSTANCEW pdidi)
-{
-    SysMouseImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectInputDevice8W(iface);
-    TRACE("(this=%p,%p)\n", This, pdidi);
-
-    if (pdidi->dwSize != sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCEW)) {
-        WARN(" dinput3 not supported yet...\n");
-	return DI_OK;
-    }
-
-    fill_mouse_dideviceinstanceW(pdidi, This->base.dinput->dwVersion);
-    
-    return DI_OK;
-}
-
 static HRESULT WINAPI SysMouseWImpl_BuildActionMap(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8W iface,
                                                    LPDIACTIONFORMATW lpdiaf,
                                                    LPCWSTR lpszUserName,
@@ -761,7 +744,7 @@ static const IDirectInputDevice8WVtbl SysMouseWvt =
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetEventNotification,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_SetCooperativeLevel,
     SysMouseWImpl_GetObjectInfo,
-    SysMouseWImpl_GetDeviceInfo,
+    IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_GetDeviceInfo,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_RunControlPanel,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_Initialize,
     IDirectInputDevice2WImpl_CreateEffect,