diff --git a/reactos/lib/kernel32/process/create.c b/reactos/lib/kernel32/process/create.c
index 596d14cfd57..29121b4b4b3 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/kernel32/process/create.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/kernel32/process/create.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ CreateProcessW(LPCWSTR lpApplicationName,
 				  (PVOID)((ULONG_PTR)ImageBaseAddress + Sii.EntryPoint),
 				  dwCreationFlags,
 				  &lpProcessInformation->dwThreadId);
-   if (hThread == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+   if (hThread == NULL)
    {
       return FALSE;
    }