diff --git a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
index cc5efe0743f..b972dbb08bc 100644
--- a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
+++ b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
@@ -900,11 +900,9 @@ VOID DIALOG_HelpAboutNotepad(VOID)
     TCHAR szNotepad[MAX_STRING_LEN];
     TCHAR szNotepadAuthors[MAX_STRING_LEN];
 
-    HICON notepadIcon = LoadIcon(Globals.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_NPICON));
-
     LoadString(Globals.hInstance, STRING_NOTEPAD, szNotepad, ARRAY_SIZE(szNotepad));
     LoadString(Globals.hInstance, STRING_NOTEPAD_AUTHORS, szNotepadAuthors, ARRAY_SIZE(szNotepadAuthors));
 
-    ShellAbout(Globals.hMainWnd, szNotepad, szNotepadAuthors, notepadIcon);
-    DestroyIcon(notepadIcon);
+    ShellAbout(Globals.hMainWnd, szNotepad, szNotepadAuthors,
+               LoadIcon(Globals.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_NPICON)));
 }