diff --git a/dll/win32/uxtheme/system.c b/dll/win32/uxtheme/system.c
index b84e978dba8..de805fce0b0 100644
--- a/dll/win32/uxtheme/system.c
+++ b/dll/win32/uxtheme/system.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ static DWORD query_reg_path (HKEY hKey, LPCWSTR lpszValue,
     }
   }
 
-  RegCloseKey(hKey);
   return dwRet;
 }