diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/create.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/create.c
index 05069df4ae8..0859762a2e8 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/create.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/create.c
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ VfatCreateFile(
 
         vfatAttachFCBToFileObject(DeviceExt, pFcb, FileObject);
         DeviceExt->OpenHandleCount++;
+        pFcb->OpenHandleCount++;
 
         Irp->IoStatus.Information = FILE_OPENED;
         return STATUS_SUCCESS;