diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/except.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/except.c
index 6418c3848b1..ea6411e13b0 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/except.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/except.c
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ SetErrorMode(IN UINT uMode)
  */
 LPTOP_LEVEL_EXCEPTION_FILTER
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(IN LPTOP_LEVEL_EXCEPTION_FILTER lpTopLevelExceptionFilter)
 {
     PVOID EncodedPointer, EncodedOldPointer;