diff --git a/dlls/kernel/kernel_main.c b/dlls/kernel/kernel_main.c
index 1cbd814..0a69fa9 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/kernel_main.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/kernel_main.c
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
     /* Create 16-bit task */
     TASK_CreateMainTask();
 
+    /* Create the shared heap for broken win95 native dlls */
+    HeapCreate( HEAP_SHARED, 0, 0 );
+
     return TRUE;
 }