diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook-info.h b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook-info.h
index 128fc97e5..bb61482f7 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook-info.h
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook-info.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct hook_info {
 
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
+#define GC_MAPPING_FLAGS (FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE)
+
 static inline HANDLE get_hook_info(DWORD id)
 {
 	HANDLE handle;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ static inline HANDLE get_hook_info(DWORD id)
 			PAGE_READWRITE, 0, sizeof(struct hook_info), new_name);
 
 	if (!handle && GetLastError() == ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
-		handle = OpenFileMappingA(FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, false,
+		handle = OpenFileMappingA(GC_MAPPING_FLAGS, false,
 				new_name);
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.c b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.c
index 15b96efe0..e994b26d3 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static HANDLE init_mutex(const char *name, DWORD pid)
 
 	sprintf(new_name, "%s%lu", name, pid);
 
-	handle = OpenMutexA(MUTEX_ALL_ACCESS, false, new_name);
+	handle = OpenMutexA(SYNCHRONIZE, false, new_name);
 	if (!handle)
 		hlog("Failed to open mutex '%s': %lu", name, GetLastError());
 	return handle;
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.h b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.h
index 17f1e8e58..3bf58b653 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.h
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/graphics-hook.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static inline HMODULE load_system_library(const char *name)
 
 static inline bool capture_alive(void)
 {
-	HANDLE event = OpenEventA(EVENT_ALL_ACCESS, false, keepalive_name);
+	HANDLE event = OpenEventA(GC_EVENT_FLAGS, false, keepalive_name);
 	if (event) {
 		CloseHandle(event);
 		return true;
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/hook-helpers.h b/plugins/win-capture/hook-helpers.h
index b7febd483..561d4c04c 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/hook-helpers.h
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/hook-helpers.h
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 #define inline __inline
 #endif
 
+#define GC_EVENT_FLAGS (EVENT_MODIFY_STATE | SYNCHRONIZE)
+#define GC_MUTEX_FLAGS (SYNCHRONIZE)
+
 static inline HANDLE get_event(const char *name)
 {
 	HANDLE event = CreateEventA(NULL, false, false, name);
 	if (!event)
-		event = OpenEventA(EVENT_ALL_ACCESS, false, name);
+		event = OpenEventA(GC_EVENT_FLAGS, false, name);
 
 	return event;
 }
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ static inline HANDLE get_mutex(const char *name)
 {
 	HANDLE event = CreateMutexA(NULL, false, name);
 	if (!event)
-		event = OpenMutexA(MUTEX_ALL_ACCESS, false, name);
+		event = OpenMutexA(GC_MUTEX_FLAGS, false, name);
 
 	return event;
 }