diff --git a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
index fef4d893d..2aea8bae9 100644
--- a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
+++ b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
@@ -131,7 +131,20 @@ find_in_any_module_using_toolhelp (const gchar *symbol_name)
   /* Under UWP, Module32Next and Module32First are not available since we're
    * not allowed to search in the address space of arbitrary loaded DLLs */
 #if !defined(G_WINAPI_ONLY_APP)
-  if ((snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot (TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, 0)) == (HANDLE) -1)
+  /* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/tlhelp32/nf-tlhelp32-createtoolhelp32snapshot#remarks
+   * If the function fails with ERROR_BAD_LENGTH, retry the function until it succeeds. */
+  while (TRUE)
+    {
+      snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot (TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, 0);
+      if (snapshot == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && GetLastError () == ERROR_BAD_LENGTH)
+        {
+          g_thread_yield ();
+          continue;
+        }
+      break;
+    }
+
+  if (snapshot == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     return NULL;
 
   me32.dwSize = sizeof (me32);