diff --git a/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/backend.h b/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/backend.h
index 23df0cd2..11859503 100644
--- a/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/backend.h
+++ b/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/backend.h
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ struct D12Backend
     unsigned frameBufferIndex);
 };
 
-// helpers for the interface
-
-static inline bool d12_createBackend(
+static inline bool d12_backendCreate(
   D12Backend * backend, D12Backend ** instance, unsigned frameBuffers)
 {
   if (!backend->create(instance, frameBuffers))
@@ -68,10 +66,35 @@ static inline bool d12_createBackend(
   return true;
 }
 
-// apis for the backend
+static inline bool d12_backendInit(D12Backend * instance, bool debug,
+  ID3D12Device3 * device, IDXGIAdapter1 * adapter, IDXGIOutput * output)
+  { return instance->init(instance, debug, device, adapter, output); }
+
+static inline bool d12_backendDeinit(D12Backend * instance)
+  { return instance->deinit(instance); }
+
+static inline void d12_backendFree(D12Backend ** instance)
+  { (*instance)->free(instance); }
+
+static inline CaptureResult d12_backendCapture(D12Backend * instance,
+  unsigned frameBufferIndex)
+  { return instance->capture(instance, frameBufferIndex); }
+
+static inline CaptureResult d12_backendSync(D12Backend * instance,
+  ID3D12CommandQueue * commandQueue)
+  { return instance->sync(instance, commandQueue); }
+
+static inline ID3D12Resource * d12_backendFetch(D12Backend * instance,
+  unsigned frameBufferIndex)
+  { return instance->fetch(instance, frameBufferIndex); }
+
+// APIs for the backend to call
+
 void d12_updatePointer(
   CapturePointer * pointer, void * shape, size_t shapeSize);
 
+// Backend defines
+
 extern D12Backend D12Backend_DD;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/d12.c b/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/d12.c
index 36af179b..acbb51e9 100644
--- a/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/d12.c
+++ b/host/platform/Windows/capture/D12/d12.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static bool d12_create(
   this->getPointerBufferFn  = getPointerBufferFn;
   this->postPointerBufferFn = postPointerBufferFn;
 
-  if (!d12_createBackend(&D12Backend_DD, &this->backend, frameBuffers))
+  if (!d12_backendCreate(&D12Backend_DD, &this->backend, frameBuffers))
   {
     DEBUG_ERROR("backend \"%s\" failed to create", this->backend->codeName);
     CloseHandle(this->d3d12);
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ retryCreateCommandQueue:
   *alignSize = heapDesc.Alignment;
 
   // initialize the backend
-  if (!this->backend->init(this->backend,
-      this->debug, *device, *adapter, *output))
+  if (!d12_backendInit(this->backend, this->debug, *device, *adapter, *output))
     goto exit;
 
   comRef_toGlobal(this->factory     , factory     );
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ static bool d12_deinit(void)
 
 static void d12_free(void)
 {
-  this->backend->free(&this->backend);
+  d12_backendFree(&this->backend);
   FreeLibrary(this->d3d12);
   free(this);
   this = NULL;
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ static void d12_free(void)
 static CaptureResult d12_capture(
   unsigned frameBufferIndex, FrameBuffer * frameBuffer)
 {
-  return this->backend->capture(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
+  return d12_backendCapture(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
 }
 
 static CaptureResult d12_waitFrame(unsigned frameBufferIndex,
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ static CaptureResult d12_waitFrame(unsigned frameBufferIndex,
   comRef_scopePush(1);
 
   comRef_defineLocal(ID3D12Resource, src);
-  *src = this->backend->fetch(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
+  *src = d12_backendFetch(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
   if (!*src)
   {
     DEBUG_ERROR("D12 backend failed to produce an expected frame: %u",
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ static CaptureResult d12_getFrame(unsigned frameBufferIndex,
   comRef_scopePush(2);
 
   comRef_defineLocal(ID3D12Resource, src);
-  *src = this->backend->fetch(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
+  *src = d12_backendFetch(this->backend, frameBufferIndex);
   if (!*src)
   {
     DEBUG_ERROR("D12 backend failed to produce an expected frame: %u",
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ static CaptureResult d12_getFrame(unsigned frameBufferIndex,
     *this->copyCommand.gfxList, &dstLoc, 0, 0, 0, &srcLoc, NULL);
 
   // allow the backend to insert a fence into the command queue if it needs it
-  result = this->backend->sync(this->backend, *this->commandQueue);
+  result = d12_backendSync(this->backend, *this->commandQueue);
   if (result != CAPTURE_RESULT_OK)
     goto exit;