diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/file.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/file.c
index 9ae45c0fdca..8944f1d7a17 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/file.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/file.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ IoCreateFile(OUT PHANDLE FileHandle,
             /* Return the exception code */
             if (OpenPacket->EaBuffer != NULL) ExFreePool(OpenPacket->EaBuffer);
             ExFreePool(OpenPacket);
-            Status = _SEH2_GetExceptionCode();
+            _SEH2_YIELD(return _SEH2_GetExceptionCode());
         }
         _SEH2_END;
     }