diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/nt/ntevent.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/nt/ntevent.c
index 6a5ce33dc3f..c62ba7529c7 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/nt/ntevent.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/nt/ntevent.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ NTSTATUS STDCALL NtCreateEvent (OUT PHANDLE			EventHandle,
 			  ObjectAttributes,
 			  ExEventType);
    KeInitializeEvent( Event, ManualReset ? NotificationEvent : SynchronizationEvent, InitialState );
-   OnDereferenceObject( Event );
+   ObDereferenceObject( Event );
    return(STATUS_SUCCESS);
 }