diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
index b764e06a88..e72b5db13d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ Core::GetWindowHandle().
 
 #include <wx/datetime.h> // wxWidgets
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifndef SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN 77
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN 76
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN 78
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN 79
+#endif
+#endif
 
 // Resources
 extern "C" {
@@ -865,10 +879,10 @@ void CFrame::StartGame(const std::string& filename)
 				SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iRenderWindowHeight);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		// Out of desktop check
-		int height = GetSystemMetrics(79);
-		int width =  GetSystemMetrics(78);
-		int leftPos = GetSystemMetrics(76);
-		int topPos = GetSystemMetrics(77);
+		int height = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN);
+		int width =  GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN);
+		int leftPos = GetSystemMetrics(SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN);
+		int topPos = GetSystemMetrics(SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN);
 		if ((leftPos + width) < (position.x + size.GetWidth()) || leftPos > position.x || (topPos + height) < (position.y + size.GetHeight()) || topPos > position.y)
 			position.x = position.y = wxDefaultCoord;
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
index a4b9e07690..20dbfa80cf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <shellapi.h>
+
+#ifndef SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN 77
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN 76
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN 78
+#endif
+#ifndef SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN
+#define SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN 79
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 // Nvidia drivers >= v302 will check if the application exports a global
@@ -294,10 +308,10 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 	// do not allow windows to be created off the desktop.
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	// Out of desktop check
-	int height = GetSystemMetrics(79);
-	int width =  GetSystemMetrics(78);
-	int leftPos = GetSystemMetrics(76);
-	int topPos = GetSystemMetrics(77);
+	int height = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN);
+	int width =  GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN);
+	int leftPos = GetSystemMetrics(SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN);
+	int topPos = GetSystemMetrics(SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN);
 	if ((leftPos + width) < (x + w) || leftPos > x || (topPos + height) < (y + h) || topPos > y)
 		x = y = wxDefaultCoord;
 #elif defined __APPLE__