diff --git a/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.cpp b/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.cpp
index 9cbbe12ef9a..9dcb9d49f8c 100644
--- a/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.cpp
+++ b/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.cpp
@@ -68,42 +68,20 @@ void ResVmSdlGraphicsManager::deactivateManager() {
 }
 
 Common::Rect ResVmSdlGraphicsManager::getPreferredFullscreenResolution() {
-	// Default to the desktop resolution ...
-	uint preferredWidth = _capabilities.desktopWidth;
-	uint preferredHeight = _capabilities.desktopHeight;
-
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
-	// When using SDL2, we can query the desktop resolution for the screen our window sits in
-	int displayIndex = -1;
-
-	SDL_Window *sdlWindow = _window->getSDLWindow();
-	if (sdlWindow) {
-		displayIndex = SDL_GetWindowDisplayIndex(sdlWindow);
-	}
-
-	if (displayIndex >= 0) {
-		SDL_DisplayMode displayMode;
-		if (!SDL_GetDesktopDisplayMode(displayIndex, &displayMode)) {
-			preferredWidth = displayMode.w;
-			preferredHeight = displayMode.h;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	// ... unless the user has set a resolution in the configuration file
+	// Default to the desktop resolution, unless the user has set a
+	// resolution in the configuration file
 	const Common::String &fsres = ConfMan.get("fullscreen_res");
 	if (fsres != "desktop") {
 		uint newW, newH;
 		int converted = sscanf(fsres.c_str(), "%ux%u", &newW, &newH);
 		if (converted == 2) {
-			preferredWidth = newW;
-			preferredHeight = newH;
+			return Common::Rect(newW, newH);
 		} else {
 			warning("Could not parse 'fullscreen_res' option: expected WWWxHHH, got %s", fsres.c_str());
 		}
 	}
 
-	return Common::Rect(preferredWidth, preferredHeight);
+	return _window->getDesktopResolution();
 }
 
 void ResVmSdlGraphicsManager::resetGraphicsScale() {
diff --git a/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.h b/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.h
index 2b7fd450efc..e252c4e0404 100644
--- a/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.h
+++ b/backends/graphics/sdl/resvm-sdl-graphics.h
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ public:
 	 * Capabilities of the current device
 	 */
 	struct Capabilities {
-		/**
-		 * Desktop resolution
-		 */
-		uint desktopWidth;
-		uint desktopHeight;
-
 		/**
 		 * Is the device capable of rendering to OpenGL framebuffers
 		 */
@@ -57,9 +51,7 @@ public:
 		/** Supported levels of MSAA when using the OpenGL renderers */
 		Common::Array<uint> openGLAntiAliasLevels;
 
-		Capabilities() :
-				desktopWidth(0), desktopHeight(0),
-				openGLFrameBuffer(false) {}
+		Capabilities() : openGLFrameBuffer(false) {}
 	};
 
 	ResVmSdlGraphicsManager(SdlEventSource *source, SdlWindow *window, const Capabilities &capabilities);
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.cpp
index 972d908545f..43ceb1bb642 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ SdlWindow::SdlWindow()
 	_lastFlags(0), _lastX(SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED), _lastY(SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED)
 #endif
 	{
+
+#if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	// Query the desktop resolution. We simply hope nothing tried to change
+	// the resolution so far.
+	const SDL_VideoInfo *videoInfo = SDL_GetVideoInfo();
+	if (videoInfo && videoInfo->current_w > 0 && videoInfo->current_h > 0) {
+		_desktopRes = Common::Rect(videoInfo->current_w, videoInfo->current_h);
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 SdlWindow::~SdlWindow() {
@@ -192,6 +201,19 @@ bool SdlWindow::getSDLWMInformation(SDL_SysWMinfo *info) const {
 #endif
 }
 
+Common::Rect SdlWindow::getDesktopResolution() {
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	int displayIndex = _window ? SDL_GetWindowDisplayIndex(_window) : 0;
+	SDL_DisplayMode displayMode;
+	if (!SDL_GetDesktopDisplayMode(displayIndex, &displayMode)) {
+		_desktopRes = Common::Rect(displayMode.w, displayMode.h);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return _desktopRes;
+}
+
+
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
 SDL_Surface *copySDLSurface(SDL_Surface *src) {
 	const bool locked = SDL_MUSTLOCK(src) == SDL_TRUE;
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.h b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.h
index 05893c47d3f..b46ae7015b7 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.h
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-window.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "backends/platform/sdl/sdl-sys.h"
 
+#include "common/rect.h"
 #include "common/str.h"
 
 class SdlWindow {
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool getSDLWMInformation(SDL_SysWMinfo *info) const;
 
+	/*
+	 * Retrieve the current desktop resolution.
+	 */
+	Common::Rect getDesktopResolution();
+
 	bool mouseIsGrabbed() const {
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
 		if (_window) {
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ public:
 private:
 	bool _inputGrabState;
 
+	Common::Rect _desktopRes;
+
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
 public:
 	/**
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
index 88d295650aa..de4c4b9bef7 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ void OSystem_SDL::initBackend() {
 	debug(1, "Using SDL Video Driver \"%s\"", sdlDriverName);
 
 // ResidualVM specific code start
-	detectDesktopResolution();
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
 	detectFramebufferSupport();
 	detectAntiAliasingSupport();
@@ -256,24 +255,6 @@ void OSystem_SDL::initBackend() {
 }
 
 // ResidualVM specific code
-void OSystem_SDL::detectDesktopResolution() {
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
-	SDL_DisplayMode displayMode;
-	if (!SDL_GetDesktopDisplayMode(0, &displayMode)) {
-		_capabilities.desktopWidth = displayMode.w;
-		_capabilities.desktopHeight = displayMode.h;
-	}
-#else
-	// Query the desktop resolution. We simply hope nothing tried to change
-	// the resolution so far.
-	const SDL_VideoInfo *videoInfo = SDL_GetVideoInfo();
-	if (videoInfo && videoInfo->current_w > 0 && videoInfo->current_h > 0) {
-		_capabilities.desktopWidth = videoInfo->current_w;
-		_capabilities.desktopHeight = videoInfo->current_h;
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
 void OSystem_SDL::detectFramebufferSupport() {
 	_capabilities.openGLFrameBuffer = false;
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.h b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.h
index c8c3edfb41e..23356534711 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.h
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ protected:
 
 	// ResidualVM specific code
 	// Graphics capabilities
-	void detectDesktopResolution();
 	void detectFramebufferSupport();
 	void detectAntiAliasingSupport();
 	ResVmSdlGraphicsManager::Capabilities _capabilities;