diff --git a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/misc/misc.c b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/misc/misc.c
index 04be375853f..5382c67aab0 100644
--- a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/misc/misc.c
+++ b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/misc/misc.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ GdiFixUpHandle(HGDIOBJ hGdiObj)
     Entry = GdiHandleTable + GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX(hGdiObj);
 
     /* Rebuild handle for Object */
-    return hGdiObj = (HGDIOBJ)(((LONG_PTR)(hGdiObj)) | (Entry->Type << GDI_ENTRY_UPPER_SHIFT));
+    return (HGDIOBJ)(((ULONG_PTR)(hGdiObj)) | (Entry->Type << GDI_ENTRY_UPPER_SHIFT));
 }
 
 /*