diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/buffer.c b/dlls/wined3d/buffer.c
index e665311c86a..8d65ffb3215 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/buffer.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/buffer.c
@@ -1399,16 +1399,7 @@ void CDECL wined3d_buffer_get_desc(const struct wined3d_buffer *buffer, struct w
 {
     TRACE("buffer %p, desc %p.\n", buffer, desc);
 
-    desc->format = buffer->resource.format->id;
-    desc->resource_type = buffer->resource.resourceType;
-    desc->usage = buffer->resource.usage;
-    desc->pool = buffer->resource.pool;
-    desc->size = buffer->resource.size;
-    desc->multisample_type = WINED3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
-    desc->multisample_quality = 0;
-    desc->width = buffer->resource.size;
-    desc->height = 1;
-    desc->depth = 1;
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(&buffer->resource, desc);
 }
 
 static const struct wined3d_resource_ops buffer_resource_ops =
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/cubetexture.c b/dlls/wined3d/cubetexture.c
index d4e5d211531..3e673df88bf 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/cubetexture.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/cubetexture.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DCubeTextureImpl_GetSubResourceDesc(IWineD3DCubeTex
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
-    IWineD3DSurface_GetDesc((IWineD3DSurface *)surface_from_resource(sub_resource), desc);
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(sub_resource, desc);
 
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/resource.c b/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
index 66c2e622997..5a73df2f4b4 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/resource.c
@@ -282,3 +282,17 @@ void * CDECL wined3d_resource_get_parent(const struct wined3d_resource *resource
 {
     return resource->parent;
 }
+
+void wined3d_resource_get_desc(const struct wined3d_resource *resource, struct wined3d_resource_desc *desc)
+{
+    desc->resource_type = resource->resourceType;
+    desc->format = resource->format->id;
+    desc->multisample_type = resource->multisample_type;
+    desc->multisample_quality = resource->multisample_quality;
+    desc->usage = resource->usage;
+    desc->pool = resource->pool;
+    desc->width = resource->width;
+    desc->height = resource->height;
+    desc->depth = resource->depth;
+    desc->size = resource->size;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface_base.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface_base.c
index fc093b3ea18..f8b6a63dd47 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface_base.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface_base.c
@@ -163,16 +163,7 @@ void WINAPI IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_GetDesc(IWineD3DSurface *iface, struct wined
 
     TRACE("iface %p, desc %p.\n", iface, desc);
 
-    desc->format = surface->resource.format->id;
-    desc->resource_type = surface->resource.resourceType;
-    desc->usage = surface->resource.usage;
-    desc->pool = surface->resource.pool;
-    desc->size = surface->resource.size; /* dx8 only */
-    desc->multisample_type = surface->resource.multisample_type;
-    desc->multisample_quality = surface->resource.multisample_quality;
-    desc->width = surface->resource.width;
-    desc->height = surface->resource.height;
-    desc->depth = surface->resource.depth;
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(&surface->resource, desc);
 }
 
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_GetBltStatus(IWineD3DSurface *iface, DWORD flags)
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/texture.c b/dlls/wined3d/texture.c
index 7a78ad843b6..a5a3d655fa1 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/texture.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/texture.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DTextureImpl_GetSubResourceDesc(IWineD3DTexture *if
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
-    IWineD3DSurface_GetDesc((IWineD3DSurface *)surface_from_resource(sub_resource), desc);
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(sub_resource, desc);
 
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/volume.c b/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
index 0210669e3be..6fb337f85ff 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
@@ -226,16 +226,7 @@ static void WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeImpl_GetDesc(IWineD3DVolume *iface, struct wine
 
     TRACE("iface %p, desc %p.\n", iface, desc);
 
-    desc->format = volume->resource.format->id;
-    desc->resource_type = volume->resource.resourceType;
-    desc->usage = volume->resource.usage;
-    desc->pool = volume->resource.pool;
-    desc->size = volume->resource.size; /* dx8 only */
-    desc->multisample_type = WINED3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
-    desc->multisample_quality = 0;
-    desc->width = volume->resource.width;
-    desc->height = volume->resource.height;
-    desc->depth = volume->resource.depth;
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(&volume->resource, desc);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeImpl_Map(IWineD3DVolume *iface,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/volumetexture.c b/dlls/wined3d/volumetexture.c
index 78ded41348f..06cd6d9c53e 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/volumetexture.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/volumetexture.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeTextureImpl_GetSubResourceDesc(IWineD3DVolum
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
-    IWineD3DVolume_GetDesc((IWineD3DVolume *)volume_from_resource(sub_resource), desc);
+    wined3d_resource_get_desc(sub_resource, desc);
 
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 201e19b774a..f395a950b5e 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -1824,6 +1824,8 @@ struct wined3d_resource
 
 void resource_cleanup(struct wined3d_resource *resource) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT resource_free_private_data(struct wined3d_resource *resource, REFGUID guid) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+void wined3d_resource_get_desc(const struct wined3d_resource *resource,
+        struct wined3d_resource_desc *desc) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 DWORD resource_get_priority(const struct wined3d_resource *resource) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT resource_get_private_data(const struct wined3d_resource *resource, REFGUID guid,
         void *data, DWORD *data_size) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;