diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/eng/xlate.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/eng/xlate.c
index 3dde6e231fc..10b2bdf6cfe 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/eng/xlate.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/eng/xlate.c
@@ -478,7 +478,10 @@ EXLATEOBJ_vInitialize(
             if (pexlo->xlo.flXlate & XO_TRIVIAL)
             {
                 if (pexlo->xlo.pulXlate != pexlo->aulXlate)
+                {
                     EngFreeMem(pexlo->xlo.pulXlate);
+                    pexlo->xlo.pulXlate = pexlo->aulXlate;
+                }
                 pexlo->pfnXlate = EXLATEOBJ_iXlateTrivial;
                 pexlo->xlo.flXlate = XO_TRIVIAL;
                 return;
@@ -760,7 +763,7 @@ EXLATEOBJ_vCleanup(PEXLATEOBJ pexlo)
     {
         EngFreeMem(pexlo->xlo.pulXlate);
     }
-    pexlo->xlo.pulXlate = NULL;
+    pexlo->xlo.pulXlate = pexlo->aulXlate;
 }
 
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