diff --git a/win32ss/user/ntuser/misc/file.c b/win32ss/user/ntuser/misc/file.c
index 5dcd20a020a..988703705dc 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/ntuser/misc/file.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/ntuser/misc/file.c
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ W32kOpenFile(PCWSTR pwszFileName, DWORD dwDesiredAccess)
 
     RtlInitUnicodeString(&ustrFile, pwszFileName);
 
-    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &ustrFile, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes,
+                               &ustrFile,
+                               OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE,
+                               NULL,
+                               NULL);
 
     Status = ZwCreateFile(&hFile,
                           dwDesiredAccess,