diff --git a/dlls/dplayx/dplay.c b/dlls/dplayx/dplay.c
index 46a4dc788d7..9889283137a 100644
--- a/dlls/dplayx/dplay.c
+++ b/dlls/dplayx/dplay.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ lpPlayerData DP_CreatePlayer( IDirectPlay2Impl* This, LPDPID lpid,
 
   TRACE( "Created player id 0x%08x\n", *lpid );
 
+  if( ~dwFlags & DPLAYI_PLAYER_SYSPLAYER )
+    This->dp2->lpSessionDesc->dwCurrentPlayers++;
+
   return lpPData;
 }
 
@@ -1478,8 +1481,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI DP_IF_CreatePlayer
      */
   }
 
-  /* FIXME: Should we be storing these dwFlags or the creation ones? */
-  lpPData = DP_CreatePlayer( This, lpidPlayer, lpPlayerName, dwFlags,
+  /* We pass creation flags, so we can distinguish sysplayers and not count them in the current
+     player total */
+  lpPData = DP_CreatePlayer( This, lpidPlayer, lpPlayerName, dwCreateFlags,
                              hEvent, bAnsi );
 
   if( lpPData == NULL )