diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
index 901f82e2d..64dbe7b1a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
@@ -775,13 +775,11 @@ dword_result_t NtReleaseSemaphore_entry(dword_t sem_handle,
     bool success =
         sem->ReleaseSemaphore((int32_t)release_count, &previous_count);
     if (!success) {
-      // Releasing would exceed the semaphore's maximum count
-      // Windows returns STATUS_SEMAPHORE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED (0x0000012B)
       XELOGW(
           "NtReleaseSemaphore: release_count={} would exceed maximum (current "
           "count={})",
           uint32_t(release_count), previous_count);
-      result = 0x0000012B;
+      result = X_STATUS_SEMAPHORE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
     }
   } else {
     result = X_STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE;
diff --git a/src/xenia/xbox.h b/src/xenia/xbox.h
index 8ba7d32a7..f159a58ab 100644
--- a/src/xenia/xbox.h
+++ b/src/xenia/xbox.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef uint32_t X_STATUS;
 #define X_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_COLLISION                  ((X_STATUS)0xC0000035L)
 #define X_STATUS_INVALID_PAGE_PROTECTION                ((X_STATUS)0xC0000045L)
 #define X_STATUS_MUTANT_NOT_OWNED                       ((X_STATUS)0xC0000046L)
+#define X_STATUS_SEMAPHORE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED               ((X_STATUS)0xC0000047L)
 #define X_STATUS_THREAD_IS_TERMINATING                  ((X_STATUS)0xC000004BL)
 #define X_STATUS_PROCEDURE_NOT_FOUND                    ((X_STATUS)0xC000007AL)
 #define X_STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT                   ((X_STATUS)0xC000007BL)