diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/device.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/device.c
index cb68e232888..dcabf5a9038 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/device.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/device.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: device.c,v 1.19 2000/08/19 00:02:55 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: device.c,v 1.20 2000/08/19 01:20:52 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:      See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:        ReactOS kernel
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ IoGetDeviceObjectPointer (
 		return Status;
 
 	Status = ObReferenceObjectByHandle (FileHandle,
-	                                    DesiredAccess,
+	                                    0,
 	                                    IoFileObjectType,
 	                                    KernelMode,
 	                                    (PVOID*)&LocalFileObject,
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/handle.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/handle.c
index 0e40ebfca36..32331c1cfcb 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/handle.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/handle.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: handle.c,v 1.23 2000/07/04 08:52:46 dwelch Exp $
+/* $Id: handle.c,v 1.24 2000/08/19 01:21:17 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:          See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:            ReactOS kernel
@@ -552,8 +552,9 @@ NTSTATUS STDCALL ObReferenceObjectByHandle(HANDLE Handle,
 	DPRINT("Reference from %x\n", ((PULONG)&Handle)[-1]);
      }
    
-   if (!(GrantedAccess & DesiredAccess) &&
-       !((~GrantedAccess) & DesiredAccess))
+   if ((AccessMode == UserMode) &&
+       (!(GrantedAccess & DesiredAccess) &&
+        !((~GrantedAccess) & DesiredAccess)))
      {
 	CHECKPOINT;
 	return(STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);