diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
index 7e1d91688f..2e911b9c59 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_DirectX_windows.h
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private:
         options.debugLevel = D2D1_DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE;
         JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wlanguage-extension-token")
         ComSmartPtr<ID2D1Factory2> result;
-        auto hr = D2D1CreateFactory (D2D1_FACTORY_TYPE_SINGLE_THREADED,
+        auto hr = D2D1CreateFactory (D2D1_FACTORY_TYPE_MULTI_THREADED,
                                      __uuidof (ID2D1Factory2),
                                      &options,
                                      (void**) result.resetAndGetPointerAddress());