diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/fs_rec/fs_rec.c b/drivers/filesystems/fs_rec/fs_rec.c
index 4ccb99f5952..e350fac5ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/fs_rec/fs_rec.c
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/fs_rec/fs_rec.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ FsRecRegisterFs(IN PDRIVER_OBJECT DriverObject,
     RtlInitUnicodeString(&DeviceName, FsName);
     InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes,
                                &DeviceName,
-                               OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE,
+                               OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE,
                                0,
                                NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/Include/regtools.cpp b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/Include/regtools.cpp
index 41113a117e2..3c5e78aba15 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/Include/regtools.cpp
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/Include/regtools.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RegTGetKeyHandle(
     InitializeObjectAttributes(
         &ObjectAttributes,
         &NameString,
-        OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE,
+        OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE,
         hRootKey,
         NULL
         );
@@ -276,4 +276,3 @@ RegTGetStringValue(
     }
     return retval;
 } // end RegTGetStringValue()
-
diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/udfinit.cpp b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/udfinit.cpp
index 4eaa1c96455..9030ecf79c0 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/udfinit.cpp
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/udfinit.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ UDFDismountDevice(
 
         InitializeObjectAttributes ( &ObjectAttributes,
                                      unicodeCdRomDeviceName,
-                                     OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE,
+                                     OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE,
                                      NULL,
                                      NULL );
 
diff --git a/drivers/ksfilter/ks/connectivity.c b/drivers/ksfilter/ks/connectivity.c
index b5d348106b6..ba7db56d8b5 100644
--- a/drivers/ksfilter/ks/connectivity.c
+++ b/drivers/ksfilter/ks/connectivity.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ KspReadMediaCategory(
     RtlFreeUnicodeString(&GuidString);
 
     /* initialize object attributes */
-    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &Path, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, NULL, NULL);
+    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &Path, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* open the key */
     Status = ZwOpenKey(&hKey, GENERIC_READ, &ObjectAttributes);
@@ -839,4 +839,3 @@ KsHandleSizedListQuery(
         return STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/drivers/ksfilter/ks/image.c b/drivers/ksfilter/ks/image.c
index 6634b9989fc..c35728fea92 100644
--- a/drivers/ksfilter/ks/image.c
+++ b/drivers/ksfilter/ks/image.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ KsMapModuleName(
     RtlAppendUnicodeStringToString(&SubKeyName, ModuleName);
 
     /* initialize subkey attributes */
-    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, hKey, NULL);
+    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE, hKey, NULL);
 
     /* now open the subkey */
     Status = ZwOpenKey(&hSubKey, GENERIC_READ, &ObjectAttributes);
@@ -263,6 +263,3 @@ KsMapModuleName(
     /* return status */
     return Status;
 }
-
-
-
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial/pnp.c b/drivers/serial/serial/pnp.c
index 94dcc1b8931..a55e5376b59 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial/pnp.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial/pnp.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ SerialPnpStartDevice(
 	/* Write an entry value under HKLM\HARDWARE\DeviceMap\SERIALCOMM */
 	/* This step is not mandatory, so don't exit in case of error */
 	RtlInitUnicodeString(&KeyName, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\HARDWARE\\DeviceMap\\SERIALCOMM");
-	InitializeObjectAttributes(&objectAttributes, &KeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, NULL, NULL);
+	InitializeObjectAttributes(&objectAttributes, &KeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE, NULL, NULL);
 	Status = ZwCreateKey(&hKey, KEY_SET_VALUE, &objectAttributes, 0, NULL, REG_OPTION_VOLATILE, NULL);
 	if (NT_SUCCESS(Status))
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/mmixer.c b/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/mmixer.c
index 12536830be1..dbf97ba5608 100644
--- a/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/mmixer.c
+++ b/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/mmixer.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ OpenKey(
     RtlInitUnicodeString(&SubKeyName, lpSubKeyName);
 
     /* initialize key attributes */
-    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_OPENIF, hKey, NULL);
+    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE | OBJ_OPENIF, hKey, NULL);
 
     /* open the key */
     Status = ZwOpenKey(OutKey, DesiredAccess, &ObjectAttributes);
diff --git a/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/sup.c b/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/sup.c
index d3b53086a49..91334c09bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/sup.c
+++ b/drivers/wdm/audio/legacy/wdmaud/sup.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ FindProductName(
 
 
     /* initialize key attributes */
-    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &KeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_OPENIF, NULL, NULL);
+    InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &KeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE | OBJ_OPENIF, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* open the key */
     Status = ZwOpenKey(&hKey, GENERIC_READ, &ObjectAttributes);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ FindProductName(
         RtlInitUnicodeString(&SubKeyName, SubKey);
 
         /* initialize key attributes */
-        InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_OPENIF, hKey, NULL);
+        InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes, &SubKeyName, OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE | OBJ_OPENIF, hKey, NULL);
 
         /* open the sub key */
         Status = ZwOpenKey(&hSubKey, GENERIC_READ, &ObjectAttributes);