diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
index 619beaca33..59b749add4 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ gdk_drag_anim_timeout (gpointer data)
 
   t = ease_out_cubic (f);
 
-  gdk_surface_show (drag->drag_surface);
+  gdk_win32_surface_show (drag->drag_surface, FALSE);
   x = (drag->util_data.last_x +
        (drag->start_x - drag->util_data.last_x) * t -
        drag->hot_x);
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h b/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
index 28b371f80d..0528c7b505 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ gboolean _gdk_win32_surface_fill_min_max_info    (GdkSurface  *window,
 
 gboolean _gdk_win32_surface_lacks_wm_decorations (GdkSurface *window);
 
+void gdk_win32_surface_show (GdkSurface *surface,
+                             gboolean    already_mapped);
+
 BOOL WINAPI GtkShowWindow (GdkSurface *window,
                            int        cmd_show);
 
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdksurface-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdksurface-win32.c
index 75d4b68593..1463793ef8 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdksurface-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdksurface-win32.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ show_window_internal (GdkSurface *window,
     }
 }
 
-static void
+void
 gdk_win32_surface_show (GdkSurface *window,
 		       gboolean already_mapped)
 {