diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.c b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.c
index f8b1ffdd7c7..8ffe752570c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.c
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ stw_init_screen(HDC hdc)
    return stw_dev->screen != NULL;
 }
 
+struct stw_device *
+stw_get_device(void)
+{
+   return stw_dev;
+}
+
 boolean
 stw_init_thread(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.h b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.h
index 441c9fa607d..2ab994f2dc8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_device.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ extern struct stw_device *stw_dev;
 boolean
 stw_init_screen(HDC hdc);
 
+struct stw_device *
+stw_get_device(void);
+
 static inline struct stw_context *
 stw_lookup_context_locked( DHGLRC dhglrc )
 {