diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index 0a83c0e1..23dbfa01 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static HWND createHelperWindow(void)
                                   L"GLFW helper window",
                                   WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
                                   0, 0, 1, 1,
-                                  NULL, NULL,
+                                  HWND_MESSAGE, NULL,
                                   GetModuleHandleW(NULL),
                                   NULL);
     if (!window)