diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/control.c b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/control.c
index baa42c8d462..e2038e67a99 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/control.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/control.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static	void	Control_DoLaunch(CPanel* panel, HWND hWnd, LPCWSTR wszCmd)
 
     memcpy(szName, (LPVOID)ptr, Length * sizeof(WCHAR));
     szName[Length] = L'\0';
-    hMutex = CreateMutexW(NULL, FALSE, szName);
+    hMutex = CreateMutexW(NULL, TRUE, szName);
 
  	if ((!hMutex) || (GetLastError() == ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS))
         return;