diff --git a/renderdoc/os/win32/sys_win32_hooks.cpp b/renderdoc/os/win32/sys_win32_hooks.cpp
index 58abbc398..0669cb62c 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/win32/sys_win32_hooks.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/win32/sys_win32_hooks.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ private:
       *lpProcessInformation = dummy;
     }
 
+    bool resume = (dwCreationFlags & CREATE_SUSPENDED) == 0;
     dwCreationFlags |= CREATE_SUSPENDED;
 
     BOOL ret = realFunc(lpApplicationName, lpCommandLine, lpProcessAttributes, lpThreadAttributes,
@@ -328,7 +329,10 @@ private:
       }
     }
 
-    ResumeThread(lpProcessInformation->hThread);
+    if(resume)
+    {
+      ResumeThread(lpProcessInformation->hThread);
+    }
 
     // ensure we clean up after ourselves
     if(dummy.dwProcessId != 0)
@@ -360,6 +364,7 @@ private:
       *lpProcessInformation = dummy;
     }
 
+    bool resume = (dwCreationFlags & CREATE_SUSPENDED) == 0;
     dwCreationFlags |= CREATE_SUSPENDED;
 
     BOOL ret = realFunc(lpApplicationName, lpCommandLine, lpProcessAttributes, lpThreadAttributes,
@@ -414,7 +419,10 @@ private:
       }
     }
 
-    ResumeThread(lpProcessInformation->hThread);
+    if(resume)
+    {
+      ResumeThread(lpProcessInformation->hThread);
+    }
 
     // ensure we clean up after ourselves
     if(dummy.dwProcessId != 0)