diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/driver.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/driver.c
index 6acda77fcec..d154dabd16c 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/driver.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/driver.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: driver.c,v 1.42 2004/03/28 17:01:10 navaraf Exp $
+/* $Id: driver.c,v 1.43 2004/03/28 17:08:55 navaraf Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:      See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:        ReactOS kernel
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ IopInitializeDriverModule(
    Status = DriverEntry(*DriverObject, &RegistryKey);
    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
    {
-      ObMakeTemporaryObject(DriverObject);
-      ObDereferenceObject(DriverObject);
+      ObMakeTemporaryObject(*DriverObject);
+      ObDereferenceObject(*DriverObject);
       return Status;
    }