1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/w32fns.c b/src/w32fns.c
index de5cee1d7a7..90bbc61eec6 100644
--- a/src/w32fns.c
+++ b/src/w32fns.c
@@ -1828,7 +1828,6 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK w32_wnd_proc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 static BOOL
 w32_init_class (HINSTANCE hinst)
 {
-
   if (w32_unicode_gui)
     {
       WNDCLASSW  uwc;
@@ -7020,6 +7019,9 @@ cache_system_info (void)
       DWORD data;
     } version;
 
+  /* Cache the module handle of Emacs itself.  */
+  hinst = GetModuleHandle (NULL);
+
   /* Cache the version of the operating system.  */
   version.data = GetVersion ();
   w32_major_version = version.info.major;