diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxscrinit.c b/hw/dmx/dmxscrinit.c
index 7360750943..b5afb58394 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxscrinit.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxscrinit.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static unsigned long dmxGeneration;
 static unsigned long *dmxCursorGeneration;
 
 static int dmxGCPrivateKeyIndex;
-DevPrivateKey dmxGCPrivateKey = &dmxGCPrivateKey; /**< Private index for GCs       */
+DevPrivateKey dmxGCPrivateKey = &dmxGCPrivateKeyIndex; /**< Private index for GCs       */
 static int dmxWinPrivateKeyIndex;
 DevPrivateKey dmxWinPrivateKey = &dmxWinPrivateKeyIndex; /**< Private index for Windows   */
 static int dmxPixPrivateKeyIndex;