diff --git a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
index e456796147e..c0de49ba28b 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ WSPCloseSocket(IN SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ WSPBind(SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ WSPListen(SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ WSPSelect(IN int nfds,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ WSPAccept(SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ WSPConnect(SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
@@ -2087,7 +2087,7 @@ WSPShutdown(SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ WSPGetSockName(IN SOCKET Handle,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ WSPGetPeerName(IN SOCKET s,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -3176,7 +3176,7 @@ GetSocketInformation(PSOCKET_INFORMATION Socket,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ SetSocketInformation(PSOCKET_INFORMATION Socket,
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
@@ -3435,7 +3435,7 @@ int CreateContext(PSOCKET_INFORMATION Socket)
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
                            NULL,
-                           1,
+                           SynchronizationEvent,
                            FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
diff --git a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/event.c b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/event.c
index 467c039cb43..581e4ee195d 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/event.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/event.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ WSPEventSelect(
     }
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                           NULL, 1, FALSE);
+                           NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE);
 
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) return SOCKET_ERROR;
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ WSPEnumNetworkEvents(
     }
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                           NULL, 1, FALSE);
+                           NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE);
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) ) {
         ERR("Could not make an event %x\n", Status);
diff --git a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/sndrcv.c b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/sndrcv.c
index 507bd472562..07fe8b1f1c0 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msafd/misc/sndrcv.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msafd/misc/sndrcv.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ WSPRecv(SOCKET Handle,
     }
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent( &SockEvent, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                            NULL, 1, FALSE );
+                            NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE );
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
         return -1;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ WSPRecvFrom(SOCKET Handle,
     }
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent( &SockEvent, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                            NULL, 1, FALSE );
+                            NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE );
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
         return -1;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ WSPSend(SOCKET Handle,
     }
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent( &SockEvent, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                            NULL, 1, FALSE );
+                            NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE );
 
     if( !NT_SUCCESS(Status) )
         return -1;
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ WSPSendTo(SOCKET Handle,
 
     Status = NtCreateEvent(&SockEvent,
                            EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                           NULL, 1, FALSE);
+                           NULL, SynchronizationEvent, FALSE);
 
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {