diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/rshell.cpp b/reactos/base/shell/explorer/rshell.cpp
index 49e2352153c..9e35490cb3c 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/rshell.cpp
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/explorer/rshell.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI _WinList_Init(void)
         }
     }
 
-    hFallback = GetModuleHandleW(L"shdocvw.dll");
+    hFallback = LoadLibraryW(L"shdocvw.dll");
 
     if (hFallback)
     {