diff --git a/src/process/windows/SDL_windowsprocess.c b/src/process/windows/SDL_windowsprocess.c
index 88b09b34c5..221d36dee3 100644
--- a/src/process/windows/SDL_windowsprocess.c
+++ b/src/process/windows/SDL_windowsprocess.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool SDL_SYS_CreateProcessWithProperties(SDL_Process *process, SDL_PropertiesID
         startup_info.hStdInput = stdin_pipe[READ_END];
         break;
     case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL:
-        startup_info.hStdInput = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), GENERIC_ALL, 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
+        startup_info.hStdInput = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), (GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE), 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
         break;
     case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED:
     default:
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ bool SDL_SYS_CreateProcessWithProperties(SDL_Process *process, SDL_PropertiesID
         startup_info.hStdOutput = stdout_pipe[WRITE_END];
         break;
     case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL:
-        startup_info.hStdOutput = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), GENERIC_ALL, 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
+        startup_info.hStdOutput = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), (GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE), 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
         break;
     case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED:
     default:
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ bool SDL_SYS_CreateProcessWithProperties(SDL_Process *process, SDL_PropertiesID
             startup_info.hStdError = stderr_pipe[WRITE_END];
             break;
         case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL:
-            startup_info.hStdError = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), GENERIC_ALL, 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
+            startup_info.hStdError = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\NUL"), (GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE), 0, &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
             break;
         case SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED:
         default: