diff --git a/src/platform/windows/display_base.cpp b/src/platform/windows/display_base.cpp
index d9da7f86..06df0c54 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/display_base.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/windows/display_base.cpp
@@ -1059,8 +1059,9 @@ namespace platf {
       return {};
     }
 
-    dxgi::adapter_t adapter;
-    for (int x = 0; factory->EnumAdapters1(x, &adapter) != DXGI_ERROR_NOT_FOUND; ++x) {
+    dxgi::adapter_t::pointer adapter_p;
+    for (int x = 0; factory->EnumAdapters1(x, &adapter_p) != DXGI_ERROR_NOT_FOUND; ++x) {
+      dxgi::adapter_t adapter {adapter_p};
       DXGI_ADAPTER_DESC1 adapter_desc;
       adapter->GetDesc1(&adapter_desc);