diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/locale.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/locale.c
index 81cddf57488..78e94cfebd8 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/locale.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/locale.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ExpGetCurrentUserUILanguage(IN PWSTR MuiName,
     /* Initialize the attributes and open the key */
     InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes,
                                &KeyName,
-                               OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE,
+                               OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE | OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE,
                                UserKey,
                                NULL);
     Status = ZwOpenKey(&KeyHandle, KEY_QUERY_VALUE,&ObjectAttributes);
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ ExpGetCurrentUserUILanguage(IN PWSTR MuiName,
                 /* Fail */
                 Status = STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
             }
-
-            /* Close the key */
-            ZwClose(KeyHandle);
         }
+
+        /* Close the key */
+        ZwClose(KeyHandle);
     }
 
     /* Close the user key and return */