diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/threadpool.c b/dlls/ntdll/threadpool.c
index 4edd069e40a..5bf338596d3 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/threadpool.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/threadpool.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static struct timer_queue *get_timer_queue(HANDLE TimerQueue)
                     (void **) &default_timer_queue, q, NULL);
                 if (p)
                     /* Got beat to the punch.  */
-                    RtlDeleteTimerQueueEx(p, NULL);
+                    RtlDeleteTimerQueueEx(q, NULL);
             }
         }
         return default_timer_queue;