diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
index 2817cee08b..583bc7864b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
@@ -35,28 +35,6 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
-class WindowsScopedEvent
-{
-public:
-    explicit WindowsScopedEvent (HANDLE handleIn)
-        : handle (handleIn)
-    {
-    }
-
-    WindowsScopedEvent()
-        : WindowsScopedEvent (CreateEvent (nullptr, FALSE, FALSE, nullptr))
-    {
-    }
-
-    HANDLE getHandle() const noexcept
-    {
-        return handle.get();
-    }
-
-private:
-    std::unique_ptr<std::remove_pointer_t<HANDLE>, FunctionPointerDestructor<CloseHandle>> handle;
-};
-
 //==============================================================================
 /** Heap storage for a DirectWrite glyph run */
 class DirectWriteGlyphRun
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Direct2DHwndContext_windows.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Direct2DHwndContext_windows.cpp
index 47f7c9a80e..664d511b49 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Direct2DHwndContext_windows.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Direct2DHwndContext_windows.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
+class WindowsScopedEvent
+{
+public:
+    explicit WindowsScopedEvent (HANDLE handleIn)
+        : handle (handleIn)
+    {
+    }
+
+    WindowsScopedEvent()
+        : WindowsScopedEvent (CreateEvent (nullptr, FALSE, FALSE, nullptr))
+    {
+    }
+
+    HANDLE getHandle() const noexcept
+    {
+        return handle.get();
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<std::remove_pointer_t<HANDLE>, FunctionPointerDestructor<CloseHandle>> handle;
+};
+
+//==============================================================================
 class SwapChain
 {
 public: