diff --git a/src/sync/ntapi_tt_wait_for_dummy_event.c b/src/sync/ntapi_tt_wait_for_dummy_event.c
index 16f9823..376cf99 100644
--- a/src/sync/ntapi_tt_wait_for_dummy_event.c
+++ b/src/sync/ntapi_tt_wait_for_dummy_event.c
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ int32_t __stdcall __ntapi_tt_wait_for_dummy_event(void)
 	int32_t		status;
 	void * 		hevent;
 
-	status = __ntapi->tt_create_inheritable_event(
+	if ((status = __ntapi->tt_create_private_event(
 			&hevent,
 			NT_NOTIFICATION_EVENT,
-			NT_EVENT_NOT_SIGNALED);
-
-	if (status != NT_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+			NT_EVENT_NOT_SIGNALED)))
 		return status;
 
-	return __ntapi->zw_wait_for_single_object(hevent,0,0);
+	status = __ntapi->zw_wait_for_single_object(hevent,0,0);
 
+	__ntapi->zw_close(hevent);
 	return status;
 }