diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-dwrite-font.cpp b/src/win32/cairo-dwrite-font.cpp
index 3ec3ae097..cc61ec98a 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-dwrite-font.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-dwrite-font.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ private:
 class WICImagingFactory
 {
 public:
-    static RefPtr<IWICImagingFactory> Instance()
+    static IWICImagingFactory *
+    Instance()
     {
         cairo_win32_thread_data_t *thread_data = cairo_win32_thread_data_get ();