diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/create.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/create.c
index d1d3825f08f..1db8d1d6935 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/create.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/create.c
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ NtfsCreate(PNTFS_IRP_CONTEXT IrpContext)
 
     DeviceExt = DeviceObject->DeviceExtension;
 
+    if (!(IrpContext->Flags & IRPCONTEXT_CANWAIT))
+    {
+        return NtfsMarkIrpContextForQueue(IrpContext);
+    }
+
     ExAcquireResourceExclusiveLite(&DeviceExt->DirResource,
                                    TRUE);
     Status = NtfsCreateFile(DeviceObject,