diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain.hpp
index 1e77fd36ce..442f00707e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain.hpp
@@ -574,6 +574,51 @@ namespace vk
 			}
 		}
 
+		std::pair<VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR, bool> init_surface_capabilities()
+		{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+			if (g_cfg.video.vk.force_disable_exclusive_fullscreen_mode && dev.get_surface_capabilities_2_support())
+			{
+				HMONITOR hmonitor = MonitorFromWindow(window_handle, MONITOR_DEFAULTTOPRIMARY);
+				if (hmonitor)
+				{
+					VkSurfaceCapabilities2KHR pSurfaceCapabilities = {};
+					pSurfaceCapabilities.sType                     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_2_KHR;
+
+					VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR pSurfaceInfo = {};
+					pSurfaceInfo.sType                           = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SURFACE_INFO_2_KHR;
+					pSurfaceInfo.surface                         = m_surface;
+
+					VkSurfaceCapabilitiesFullScreenExclusiveEXT full_screen_exclusive_capabilities = {};
+					VkSurfaceFullScreenExclusiveWin32InfoEXT full_screen_exclusive_win32_info      = {};
+					full_screen_exclusive_capabilities.sType                                       = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_EXT;
+
+					pSurfaceCapabilities.pNext = &full_screen_exclusive_capabilities;
+
+					full_screen_exclusive_win32_info.sType    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_WIN32_INFO_EXT;
+					full_screen_exclusive_win32_info.hmonitor = hmonitor;
+
+					pSurfaceInfo.pNext = &full_screen_exclusive_win32_info;
+
+					auto getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR>(
+						vkGetInstanceProcAddr(dev.gpu(), "vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR")
+					);
+					ensure(getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR);
+					CHECK_RESULT(getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR(dev.gpu(), &pSurfaceInfo, &pSurfaceCapabilities));
+
+					return { pSurfaceCapabilities.surfaceCapabilities, !!full_screen_exclusive_capabilities.fullScreenExclusiveSupported };
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					rsx_log.warning("Swapchain: failed to get monitor for the window");
+				}
+			}
+#endif
+			VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR surface_descriptors = {};
+			CHECK_RESULT(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(dev.gpu(), m_surface, &surface_descriptors));
+			return { surface_descriptors, false };
+		}
+
 		using WSI_swapchain_base::init;
 		bool init() override
 		{
@@ -586,49 +631,7 @@ namespace vk
 			VkSwapchainKHR old_swapchain = m_vk_swapchain;
 			vk::physical_device& gpu = const_cast<vk::physical_device&>(dev.gpu());
 
-			VkSurfaceCapabilities2KHR pSurfaceCapabilities = {};
-			pSurfaceCapabilities.sType                     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_2_KHR;
-
-			VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR pSurfaceInfo = {};
-			pSurfaceInfo.sType                           = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SURFACE_INFO_2_KHR;
-			pSurfaceInfo.surface                         = m_surface;
-
-			VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR surface_descriptors;
-			bool init_surface_descriptors = true;
-	#ifdef _WIN32
-			bool should_disable_exclusive_full_screen = false;
-			if (g_cfg.video.vk.force_disable_exclusive_fullscreen_mode && dev.get_surface_capabilities_2_support())
-			{
-				HMONITOR hmonitor = MonitorFromWindow(window_handle, MONITOR_DEFAULTTOPRIMARY);
-				if (hmonitor)
-				{
-					VkSurfaceCapabilitiesFullScreenExclusiveEXT full_screen_exclusive_capabilities = {};
-					VkSurfaceFullScreenExclusiveWin32InfoEXT full_screen_exclusive_win32_info      = {};
-					full_screen_exclusive_capabilities.sType                                       = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_EXT;
-
-					pSurfaceCapabilities.pNext = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&full_screen_exclusive_capabilities);
-
-					full_screen_exclusive_win32_info.sType    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_WIN32_INFO_EXT;
-					full_screen_exclusive_win32_info.hmonitor = hmonitor;
-
-					pSurfaceInfo.pNext = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&full_screen_exclusive_win32_info);
-
-					CHECK_RESULT(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2KHR(gpu, &pSurfaceInfo, &pSurfaceCapabilities));
-
-					surface_descriptors                  = pSurfaceCapabilities.surfaceCapabilities;
-					init_surface_descriptors             = false;
-					should_disable_exclusive_full_screen = !!full_screen_exclusive_capabilities.fullScreenExclusiveSupported;
-				}
-				else
-					rsx_log.warning("Swapchain: failed to get monitor for the window");
-			}
-	#endif
-
-			if (init_surface_descriptors)
-			{
-				surface_descriptors = {};
-				CHECK_RESULT(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(gpu, m_surface, &surface_descriptors));
-			}
+			auto [surface_descriptors, should_disable_exclusive_full_screen] = init_surface_capabilities();
 
 			if (surface_descriptors.maxImageExtent.width < m_width ||
 				surface_descriptors.maxImageExtent.height < m_height)
@@ -741,7 +744,7 @@ namespace vk
 				full_screen_exclusive_info.sType               = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_INFO_EXT;
 				full_screen_exclusive_info.fullScreenExclusive = VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_DISALLOWED_EXT;
 
-				swap_info.pNext = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&full_screen_exclusive_info);
+				swap_info.pNext = &full_screen_exclusive_info;
 			}
 
 			rsx_log.notice("Swapchain: requesting full screen exclusive mode %d.", static_cast<int>(full_screen_exclusive_info.fullScreenExclusive));