diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index abf94f1e1a7..990f4b0a5c9 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ windowCallback(HWND wnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
     if (callback) {
         /* restore thread state */
         PyEval_SaveThread();
-        PyThreadState_Swap(threadstate);
+        PyThreadState_Swap(current_threadstate);
     }
 
     return status;