diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/ioctrl.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/ioctrl.c
index 5d946f35dab..fd7d46acd73 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/ioctrl.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/ioctrl.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: ioctrl.c,v 1.21 2003/11/16 21:03:59 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: ioctrl.c,v 1.22 2003/11/28 17:17:44 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:       See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ NtDeviceIoControlFile (IN HANDLE DeviceHandle,
   StackPtr->Parameters.DeviceIoControl.OutputBufferLength = OutputBufferLength;
 
   Status = IoCallDriver(DeviceObject,Irp);
-  if (Event == NULL && Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
+  if (Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
     {
       BOOLEAN Alertable;
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/rw.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/rw.c
index d0b00331a1f..2079f0176df 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/rw.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/rw.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: rw.c,v 1.49 2003/11/16 21:03:59 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: rw.c,v 1.50 2003/11/28 17:17:44 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:      See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:        ReactOS kernel
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ NtReadFile (IN HANDLE FileHandle,
     }
 
   Status = IoCallDriver(FileObject->DeviceObject, Irp);
-  if (Event == NULL && Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
+  if (Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
     {
       BOOLEAN Alertable;
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ NtWriteFile (IN HANDLE FileHandle,
     }
 
   Status = IoCallDriver(FileObject->DeviceObject, Irp);
-  if (Event == NULL && Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
+  if (Status == STATUS_PENDING && (FileObject->Flags & FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO))
     {
       BOOLEAN Alertable;