diff --git a/channels/audin/server/audin.c b/channels/audin/server/audin.c
index 9e354cc9f..06d135b02 100644
--- a/channels/audin/server/audin.c
+++ b/channels/audin/server/audin.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void* audin_server_thread_func(void* arg)
 		fd = *((void**) buffer);
 		WTSFreeMemory(buffer);
 
-		thread->signals[thread->num_signals++] = CreateFileDescriptorEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, ((int) (long) fd));
+		thread->signals[thread->num_signals++] = CreateWaitObjectEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, fd);
 	}
 
 	/* Wait for the client to confirm that the Audio Input dynamic channel is ready */
diff --git a/channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd.c b/channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd.c
index 8e868b6f2..0b499f929 100644
--- a/channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd.c
+++ b/channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void* rdpsnd_server_thread_func(void* arg)
 		fd = *((void**) buffer);
 		WTSFreeMemory(buffer);
 
-		thread->signals[thread->num_signals++] = CreateFileDescriptorEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, ((int) (long) fd));
+		thread->signals[thread->num_signals++] = CreateWaitObjectEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, fd);
 	}
 
 	s = stream_new(4096);
diff --git a/winpr/include/winpr/synch.h b/winpr/include/winpr/synch.h
index 02ecb8e95..9a764d98c 100644
--- a/winpr/include/winpr/synch.h
+++ b/winpr/include/winpr/synch.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ WINPR_API HANDLE CreateFileDescriptorEventW(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttribu
 		BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, int FileDescriptor);
 WINPR_API HANDLE CreateFileDescriptorEventA(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes,
 		BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, int FileDescriptor);
+WINPR_API HANDLE CreateWaitObjectEvent(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes,
+		BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, void* pObject);
 
 #ifdef UNICODE
 #define CreateFileDescriptorEvent	CreateFileDescriptorEventW
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c b/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
index ac4608386..c0ebca6f2 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
@@ -201,6 +201,23 @@ HANDLE CreateFileDescriptorEventA(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes, BOOL
 	return CreateFileDescriptorEventW(lpEventAttributes, bManualReset, bInitialState, FileDescriptor);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns an event based on the handle returned by GetEventWaitObject()
+ */
+HANDLE CreateWaitObjectEvent(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes,
+	BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, void* pObject)
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	return CreateFileDescriptorEventW(lpEventAttributes, bManualReset, bInitialState, (int) (ULONG_PTR) pObject);
+#else
+	HANDLE hEvent = NULL;
+
+	DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(), pObject, GetCurrentProcess(), &hEvent, 0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS);
+
+	return hEvent;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns inner file descriptor for usage with select()
  * This file descriptor is not usable on Windows