diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/advapi32/reg/reg.c b/reactos/dll/win32/advapi32/reg/reg.c
index a692fbe0e23..4ce71e5729f 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/advapi32/reg/reg.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/advapi32/reg/reg.c
@@ -425,11 +425,16 @@ RegCloseKey(HKEY hKey)
     NTSTATUS Status;
 
     /* don't close null handle or a pseudo handle */
-    if ((!hKey) || (((ULONG_PTR)hKey & 0xF0000000) == 0x80000000))
+    if (!hKey)
     {
         return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
     }
 
+    if (((ULONG_PTR)hKey & 0xF0000000) == 0x80000000)
+    {
+        return ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
     Status = NtClose(hKey);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {