diff --git a/src/windows/entrypoint.c b/src/windows/entrypoint.c
index 1a2dbef..f2b6355 100644
--- a/src/windows/entrypoint.c
+++ b/src/windows/entrypoint.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllEntry(HINSTANCE hInstDll, DWORD reasonForDllLoad,
     init_logger();
     DoorstopPaths *paths = paths_init(hInstDll, fixed_cwd);
 
-    GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+    stdout_handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 
 // TODO: Some MinGW distributons don't seem to have GetFinalPathNameByHandle
 // properly defined