diff --git a/src/audio/directsound/SDL_directsound.c b/src/audio/directsound/SDL_directsound.c
index f48d3005e..ea8e17ce9 100644
--- a/src/audio/directsound/SDL_directsound.c
+++ b/src/audio/directsound/SDL_directsound.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ FindAllDevs(LPGUID guid, LPCWSTR desc, LPCWSTR module, LPVOID data)
 {
     const int iscapture = (int) ((size_t) data);
     if (guid != NULL) {  /* skip default device */
-        char *str = WIN_StringToUTF8(desc);
+        char *str = WIN_LookupAudioDeviceName(desc, guid);
         if (str != NULL) {
             LPGUID cpyguid = (LPGUID) SDL_malloc(sizeof (GUID));
             SDL_memcpy(cpyguid, guid, sizeof (GUID));
diff --git a/src/audio/winmm/SDL_winmm.c b/src/audio/winmm/SDL_winmm.c
index dea1aac28..1cf802099 100644
--- a/src/audio/winmm/SDL_winmm.c
+++ b/src/audio/winmm/SDL_winmm.c
@@ -37,77 +37,6 @@
 #define WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT 0x0003
 #endif
 
-/*
-WAVExxxCAPS gives you 31 bytes for the device name, and just truncates if it's
-longer. However, since WinXP, you can use the WAVExxxCAPS2 structure, which
-will give you a name GUID. The full name is in the Windows Registry under
-that GUID, located here: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaCategories
-
-Note that drivers can report GUID_NULL for the name GUID, in which case,
-Windows makes a best effort to fill in those 31 bytes in the usual place.
-This info summarized from MSDN:
-
-http://web.archive.org/web/20131027093034/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff536382(v=vs.85).aspx
-
-Always look this up in the registry if possible, because the strings are
-different! At least on Win10, I see "Yeti Stereo Microphone" in the
-Registry, and a unhelpful "Microphone(Yeti Stereo Microph" in winmm. Sigh.
-*/
-static char *
-LookupDeviceName(const WCHAR *name, const GUID *guid)
-{
-    static const GUID nullguid = { 0 };
-    const unsigned char *ptr;
-    char keystr[128];
-    WCHAR *strw = NULL;
-    SDL_bool rc;
-    HKEY hkey;
-    DWORD len = 0;
-    char *retval = NULL;
-
-    if (SDL_memcmp(guid, &nullguid, sizeof (*guid)) == 0) {
-        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* No GUID, go with what we've got. */
-    }
-
-    ptr = (const char *) guid;
-    SDL_snprintf(keystr, sizeof (keystr),
-        "System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\MediaCategories\\{%02X%02X%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X}",
-        ptr[3], ptr[2], ptr[1], ptr[0], ptr[5], ptr[4], ptr[7], ptr[6],
-        ptr[8], ptr[9], ptr[10], ptr[11], ptr[12], ptr[13], ptr[14], ptr[15]);
-
-    strw = WIN_UTF8ToString(keystr);
-    rc = (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strw, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &hkey) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
-    SDL_free(strw);
-    if (!rc) {
-        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
-    }
-
-    rc = (RegQueryValueExW(hkey, L"Name", NULL, NULL, NULL, &len) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
-    if (!rc) {
-        RegCloseKey(hkey);
-        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
-    }
-
-    strw = (WCHAR *) SDL_malloc(len + sizeof (WCHAR));
-    if (!strw) {
-        RegCloseKey(hkey);
-        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
-    }
-
-    rc = (RegQueryValueExW(hkey, L"Name", NULL, NULL, (LPBYTE) strw, &len) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
-    RegCloseKey(hkey);
-    if (!rc) {
-        SDL_free(strw);
-        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
-    }
-
-    strw[len / 2] = 0;  /* make sure it's null-terminated. */
-
-    retval = WIN_StringToUTF8(strw);
-    SDL_free(strw);
-    return retval ? retval : WIN_StringToUTF8(name);
-}
-
 #define DETECT_DEV_IMPL(iscap, typ, capstyp) \
 static void DetectWave##typ##Devs(void) { \
     const UINT iscapture = iscap ? 1 : 0; \
@@ -116,7 +45,7 @@ static void DetectWave##typ##Devs(void) { \
     UINT i; \
     for (i = 0; i < devcount; i++) { \
 	if (wave##typ##GetDevCaps(i,(LP##capstyp##W)&caps,sizeof(caps))==MMSYSERR_NOERROR) { \
-            char *name = LookupDeviceName(caps.szPname,&caps.NameGuid); \
+            char *name = WIN_LookupAudioDeviceName(caps.szPname,&caps.NameGuid); \
             if (name != NULL) { \
                 SDL_AddAudioDevice((int) iscapture, name, (void *) ((size_t) i+1)); \
                 SDL_free(name); \
diff --git a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
index bc4afe0aa..a1d366b24 100644
--- a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
@@ -124,6 +124,80 @@ BOOL WIN_IsWindowsVistaOrGreater()
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+WAVExxxCAPS gives you 31 bytes for the device name, and just truncates if it's
+longer. However, since WinXP, you can use the WAVExxxCAPS2 structure, which
+will give you a name GUID. The full name is in the Windows Registry under
+that GUID, located here: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaCategories
+
+Note that drivers can report GUID_NULL for the name GUID, in which case,
+Windows makes a best effort to fill in those 31 bytes in the usual place.
+This info summarized from MSDN:
+
+http://web.archive.org/web/20131027093034/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff536382(v=vs.85).aspx
+
+Always look this up in the registry if possible, because the strings are
+different! At least on Win10, I see "Yeti Stereo Microphone" in the
+Registry, and a unhelpful "Microphone(Yeti Stereo Microph" in winmm. Sigh.
+
+(Also, DirectSound shouldn't be limited to 32 chars, but its device enum
+has the same problem.)
+*/
+char *
+WIN_LookupAudioDeviceName(const WCHAR *name, const GUID *guid)
+{
+    static const GUID nullguid = { 0 };
+    const unsigned char *ptr;
+    char keystr[128];
+    WCHAR *strw = NULL;
+    SDL_bool rc;
+    HKEY hkey;
+    DWORD len = 0;
+    char *retval = NULL;
+
+    if (SDL_memcmp(guid, &nullguid, sizeof (*guid)) == 0) {
+        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* No GUID, go with what we've got. */
+    }
+
+    ptr = (const char *) guid;
+    SDL_snprintf(keystr, sizeof (keystr),
+        "System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\MediaCategories\\{%02X%02X%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X}",
+        ptr[3], ptr[2], ptr[1], ptr[0], ptr[5], ptr[4], ptr[7], ptr[6],
+        ptr[8], ptr[9], ptr[10], ptr[11], ptr[12], ptr[13], ptr[14], ptr[15]);
+
+    strw = WIN_UTF8ToString(keystr);
+    rc = (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strw, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &hkey) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
+    SDL_free(strw);
+    if (!rc) {
+        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
+    }
+
+    rc = (RegQueryValueExW(hkey, L"Name", NULL, NULL, NULL, &len) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
+    if (!rc) {
+        RegCloseKey(hkey);
+        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
+    }
+
+    strw = (WCHAR *) SDL_malloc(len + sizeof (WCHAR));
+    if (!strw) {
+        RegCloseKey(hkey);
+        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
+    }
+
+    rc = (RegQueryValueExW(hkey, L"Name", NULL, NULL, (LPBYTE) strw, &len) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
+    RegCloseKey(hkey);
+    if (!rc) {
+        SDL_free(strw);
+        return WIN_StringToUTF8(name);  /* oh well. */
+    }
+
+    strw[len / 2] = 0;  /* make sure it's null-terminated. */
+
+    retval = WIN_StringToUTF8(strw);
+    SDL_free(strw);
+    return retval ? retval : WIN_StringToUTF8(name);
+}
+
 #endif /* __WIN32__ || __WINRT__ */
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.h b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.h
index 0c99b03d4..0f67e4be5 100644
--- a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.h
+++ b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ extern void WIN_CoUninitialize(void);
 /* Returns SDL_TRUE if we're running on Windows Vista and newer */
 extern BOOL WIN_IsWindowsVistaOrGreater();
 
+/* You need to SDL_free() the result of this call. */
+extern char *WIN_LookupAudioDeviceName(const WCHAR *name, const GUID *guid);
+
 #endif /* _INCLUDED_WINDOWS_H */
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */