diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
index 5e19b6b8754..629e23adeca 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ CreateEventW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes  OPTIONAL,
     CreateNtObjectFromWin32Api(Event, Event, EVENT,
                                lpEventAttributes,
                                lpName,
-                               bManualReset ? NotificationTimer : SynchronizationTimer,
+                               bManualReset ? NotificationEvent : SynchronizationEvent,
                                bInitialState);
 }