diff --git a/engine/platform/sdl2/sys_sdl2.c b/engine/platform/sdl2/sys_sdl2.c
index 0bfe0f57..5f168f2e 100644
--- a/engine/platform/sdl2/sys_sdl2.c
+++ b/engine/platform/sdl2/sys_sdl2.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void SDLash_Init( const char *basedir )
 		SDL_LogSetAllPriority( SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR );
 
 #if XASH_WIN32
-	SDL_SetHint( SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_DPI_AWARENESS, "permonitorv2" );
+	SDL_SetHint( SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_DPI_AWARENESS, "permonitor" );
 	// TODO: disabled for now
 	// try to test it better when we'll come back to highdpi support issue
 	// SDL_SetHint( SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_DPI_SCALING, "1" );