diff --git a/dlls/ntoskrnl.exe/ntoskrnl.c b/dlls/ntoskrnl.exe/ntoskrnl.c
index d2407d99448..7aaf66dd6db 100644
--- a/dlls/ntoskrnl.exe/ntoskrnl.c
+++ b/dlls/ntoskrnl.exe/ntoskrnl.c
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI IoDeleteSymbolicLink( UNICODE_STRING *name )
     attr.SecurityDescriptor       = NULL;
     attr.SecurityQualityOfService = NULL;
 
-    if (!(status = NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject( &handle, 0, &attr )))
+    if (!(status = NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject( &handle, DELETE, &attr )))
     {
         NtMakeTemporaryObject( handle );
         NtClose( handle );