diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/main/dllmain.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/main/dllmain.c
index 6dfeb7e2cf3..161e206649b 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/main/dllmain.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/main/dllmain.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ PSECTION_OBJECT GlobalUserHeapSection = NULL;
 
 PSERVERINFO gpsi = NULL; // Global User Server Information.
 
+HSEMAPHORE hsemDriverMgmt = NULL;
+
 extern ULONG_PTR Win32kSSDT[];
 extern UCHAR Win32kSSPT[];
 extern ULONG Win32kNumberOfSysCalls;
@@ -410,6 +412,8 @@ DriverEntry (
   /* Initialize a list of loaded drivers in Win32 subsystem */
   InitializeListHead(&GlobalDriverListHead);
 
+  if(!hsemDriverMgmt) hsemDriverMgmt = EngCreateSemaphore();
+
   Status = InitUserImpl();
   if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
   {